Model Comparison

MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

MiniMax M2.1 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is better at 0 benchmarks.

MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMiniMax
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

223.0B diff

MiniMax M2.1 has 223.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, making it 3185.7% larger.

MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1
230.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
7.0Bparameters
230.0B
MiniMax M2.1
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2.1 does not.

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniMax M2.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniMax M2.1 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B uses Apache 2.0.

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

MiniMax M2.1

MIT

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniMax M2.1 was released on 2025-12-23, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B was released on 2025-03-27.

MiniMax M2.1 is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.

MiniMax M2.1

Dec 23, 2025

3 months ago

9mo newer
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

Mar 27, 2025

1.1 years ago

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

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (81.0% vs 30.8%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (88.0% vs 47.0%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B

MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. MiniMax M2.1 is made by MiniMax and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
MiniMax M2.1 scores VIBE Web: 91.5%, VIBE Android: 89.7%, VIBE: 88.6%, MMLU-Pro: 88.0%, VIBE iOS: 88.0%. Qwen2.5-Omni-7B scores DocVQA: 95.2%, VocalSound: 93.9%, GSM8k: 88.7%, GiantSteps Tempo: 88.0%, ChartQA: 85.3%.
MiniMax M2.1 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
MiniMax M2.1 is developed by MiniMax and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.