Models

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Context lengths are 204,800 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) scores 1439 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M2.1 (free)QwenQwen3.8 Max Preview
Minimax logo
Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
Minimax · text → text

coding-minimax-m2.1-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 5 requests per minute, 500 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 1 million tokens.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M
Qwen logo
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$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.00
$0.34
Output /M
$0.00
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.03
Context length
204,800
983,616
Max output
13,100
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
thinkingtoolsfunction 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
coding-minimax-m2.1-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1320140014801560
Overall
13851481
Coding
14391520
Math
13931504
Hard prompts
14081506
Instruction following
13861478
Multi-turn
13911496
Creative writing
13461469
Longer query
14101497
Chinese
14151545
English
14021486
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m2.1-freeqwen3.8-max-preview
1340146015801700
Overall
13921669
React
13721678
HTML
14041628
Gaming
13801733
Simulations
13821665
Data analytics
13941614

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.

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free)
$0.00 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

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

FAQ

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free): 1439 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) accepts 204,800 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) accepts text input and supports thinking, 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 Coding MiniMax M2.1 (free) 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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