MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct Comparison
Comparing MiniMax M2.1 and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
MiniMax M2.1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, MiniMax M2.1 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).
For output processing, MiniMax M2.1 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).
In conclusion, MiniMax M2.1 is more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M2.1 has 157.3B more parameters than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, making it 216.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
MiniMax M2.1 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. MiniMax M2.1 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiniMax M2.1 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiniMax M2.1 was released on 2025-12-23, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
MiniMax M2.1 is 15 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
Dec 23, 2025
2 months ago
1.3yr newerSep 19, 2024
1.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
MiniMax M2.1 is available from MiniMax. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
MiniMax M2.1
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
MiniMax M2.1
View detailsMiniMax
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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