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

Summary

MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3.5-9B benchmark comparison: MiniMax M2.5 leads on average score with 5.3 vs 4.6. Qwen3.5-9B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.006 vs $0.303. Qwen3.5-9B is faster at 1.89s vs 65.37s, with pass rates of 46.0% vs 20.6%.

Recommended model: Qwen3.5-9B - Its score stays close to the best score here (4.6 vs 5.3), while costing about 56.0x less than MiniMax M2.5.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12 Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none Release: 2026-03-02
Score 5.3 4.6
Rank #130 #155
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 6.5 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 46.0% 20.6%
Flaky tests 9 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 7.900 0.123
Total Cost $0.303 $0.006
Input Price $0.150 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.900 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 43,706 48,041
Output Tokens 109,495 3,952
Reasoning Tokens 330,814 0
Response Time (avg) 65.37s 1.89s
Response Time (max) 251.36s 6.03s
Response Time (total) 849.76s 39.68s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#130 MiniMax M2.5

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#155 Qwen3.5-9B

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

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Category Breakdown

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 3.1 9.9 0.0% 0 1.71s 696 582 0
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 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 5.60s 7,913 1,042 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 4.5 2.1 66.7% 1 60.39s 21,104 740 9,713
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.91s 20,397 1,255 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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 847ms 7,788 249 0
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 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 464ms 789 24 0
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 4.4 9.9 0.0% 0 552ms 522 99 0
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 514ms 711 75 0
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 3.2 10.0 0.0% 0 621ms 714 347 0
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 1.27s 8,301 273 0
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 2.32s 210 6 0

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