Qwen3.8 Flash vs MiniMax M2.5: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 Flash (qwen/qwen3.8-flash) is a multimodal language model from Qwen and MiniMax M2.5 (minimax/minimax-m2.5) a language model from MiniMax; both are on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 Flash costs less per token than MiniMax M2.5: $0.143 against $0.30 per 1M input tokens (52% less) and $0.447 against $1.20 per 1M output tokens (63% less). Qwen3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 984K tokens (983,616) against 205K (204,800) for MiniMax M2.5. Both support tool calling, reasoning and structured outputs; only Qwen3.8 Flash also lists image input and video input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 Flash −25% | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 Flashqwen/ | MiniMax M2.5minimax/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | MiniMax |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text |
| Context window | 984K tokens983,616 | 205K tokens204,800 |
| Input price | $0.143 / 1M tokens | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.447 / 1M tokens | $1.20 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.016 / 1M tokens | $0.03 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write price | $0.20 / 1M tokens | – |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −25% | — |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash to spend less per token: 52% less for input and 63% less for output than MiniMax M2.5.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash for the longest inputs: its context window holds 984K tokens against 205K for MiniMax M2.5.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash if you need image input and video input: MiniMax M2.5 does not list them.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?
Qwen3.8 Flash. Qwen3.8 Flash costs less per token than MiniMax M2.5: $0.143 against $0.30 per 1M input tokens (52% less) and $0.447 against $1.20 per 1M output tokens (63% less). These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Flash or MiniMax M2.5?
Qwen3.8 Flash. Qwen3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 984K tokens (983,616) against 205K (204,800) for MiniMax M2.5.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 Flash and MiniMax M2.5 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id qwen/qwen3.8-flash or minimax/minimax-m2.5.
Models and publishers
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