MiniMax M2.5 (medium) vs Qwen3.5-9B (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model Qwen3.5-9B (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.0 vs 4.3), while costing about 4.2x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

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	4.3	4.0
Rank	#348	#354
Reliability	9.3	8.7
Consistency	6.8	7.9
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	42.0%	26.1%
Flaky tests	9	6
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	7.104	3.523
Total Cost	$0.440	$0.106
Input Price	$0.270 / 1M	$0.100 / 1M
Output Price	$1.080 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Cache Read Price	$0.027 / 1M	N/A
Cache Write Price	N/A	N/A
Total Input Tokens	188,239	387,323
Output Tokens	27,822	48,562
Reasoning Tokens	262,674	410,431
Response Time (avg)	102.32s	110.18s
Response Time (max)	600.81s	569.97s
Response Time (total)	1637.05s	1873.00s
Parameters	230B total (10B active)	9B
Availability	Weights available	Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

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

medium

Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.

medium

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Agentic	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		600.81s	45,618	7,413	10,854
Qwen3.5-9B	5.2	3.2	33.3%	1		152.85s	370,128	1,827	43,724

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	7.2	11.1%	1		158.88s	368	14	45,372
Qwen3.5-9B	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		272.50s	420	29,239	205,666

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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