MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

MiniMax M2.5 (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 3.8. Qwen3.5-9B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.036 vs $0.340. MiniMax M2.5 (medium) is faster at 68.27s vs 82.24s, with pass rates of 45.5% vs 25.8%.

Recommended modelMiniMax M2.5 (medium)It has the strongest score in this comparison (4.6) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-25

Metric	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12	Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02

Metric	MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12	Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02
Score	4.6	3.8
Rank	#205	#220
Reliability	10.0	5.0
Consistency	6.2	8.1
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	45.5%	25.8%
Flaky tests	10	5
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	8.648	1.187
Total Cost	$0.340	$0.036
Input Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.100 / 1M
Output Price	$0.900 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	142,561	17,070
Output Tokens	125,442	29,045
Reasoning Tokens	339,935	209,516
Response Time (avg)	68.27s	82.24s
Response Time (max)	251.36s	226.38s
Response Time (total)	955.75s	1315.88s

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#205 MiniMax M2.5

medium

Invalid SVG

Cost: $0.000
Time: 300.0s
Tokens: 0 tok

#220 Qwen3.5-9B

medium

Cost: $0.001
Time: 35.9s
Tokens: 3,030 tok

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Category Breakdown

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Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		20.82s	612	286	45,344
Qwen3.5-9B	5.1	5.8	50.0%	2		34.44s	369	2,621	12,411

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.4	9.1	0.0%	0		188.58s	6,076	357	106,177
Qwen3.5-9B	2.9	10.0	0.0%	0		100.88s	2,396	7,890	41,129

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.7	1.8	50.0%	2		83.19s	119,959	16,687	18,834
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		0ms	0	0	0

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	4.6	1.7	66.7%	2		7.48s	6,584	266	3,835
Qwen3.5-9B	3.6	5.6	33.3%	1		87.31s	4,722	1,383	32,113

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		237.27s	308	105,047	133,487
Qwen3.5-9B	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		137.75s	295	11,549	48,475

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.8	2.5	33.3%	1		6.63s	492	25	1,686
Qwen3.5-9B	2.8	1.6	33.3%	1		226.38s	180	0	30,695

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	7.5	10.0	50.0%	0		621ms	699	156	1,495
Qwen3.5-9B	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		5.75s	381	491	1,824

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		11.21s	495	1,069	9,605
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		32.27s	376	1,593	12,026

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.35s	7,123	269	937
Qwen3.5-9B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.31s	8,283	444	1,149

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		80.79s	213	1,280	18,535
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		177.02s	68	3,074	29,694

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