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MiniMax M2 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

MiniMax · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose MiniMax M2

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniMax M2
MiniMax
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
—

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for MiniMax M2 · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiniMax M2 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M2 specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).

MiniMax
MiniMax M2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen4-Max-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2 does not.

Qwen4-Max-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniMax M2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniMax M2 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen4-Max-Preview uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

MiniMax M2

MIT

Open weights

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniMax M2 was released on 2025-10-27, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 13 months newer than MiniMax M2.

MiniMax M2

Oct 27, 2025

1.0 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiniMax M2
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax M2 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, MiniMax M2 or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

MiniMax M2 (MiniMax) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does MiniMax M2 compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

MiniMax M2 scores Tau2 Telecom: 87.0%, LiveCodeBench: 83.0%, MMLU-Pro: 82.0%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, GPQA: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

MiniMax M2 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniMax M2 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

MiniMax M2 is developed by MiniMax and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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