Models

CC MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare CC MiniMax M2.5 from Minimax and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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CC MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text

For Claude Code only

Input$0.1 /M
Output$0.1 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC MiniMax M2.5
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.1
$0.338
Output /M
$0.1
$1.014
Cache read /M
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$0.0338
Context length
0
983,616
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
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2.4 s
Throughput
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48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
cc-minimax-m2.5qwen3.8-max-preview
1340140014601520
Overall
13911480
Coding
14451520
Math
13971497
Hard prompts
14161502
Instruction following
13801477
Multi-turn
13941493
Creative writing
13581466
Longer query
14031492
Chinese
14291536
English
14151488
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m2.5qwen3.8-max-preview
1340146015801700
Overall
13811670
React
13721679
HTML
14031628
Gaming
17351735
Simulations
16671667
Data analytics
16151615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC MiniMax M2.5
$7.50 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC MiniMax M2.5, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

CC MiniMax M2.5: $0.1/M output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; CC MiniMax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC MiniMax M2.5 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call CC MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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