Models

cc-MiniMax-M2 vs qwen3.8-max-preview

Output tokens cost $0.10 per million on cc-MiniMax-M2 and $1.01 per million on qwen3.8-max-preview. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million on cc-MiniMax-M2 and $0.34 per million on qwen3.8-max-preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.10 per million on cc-MiniMax-M2 and $0.03 per million on qwen3.8-max-preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard cc-MiniMax-M2 scores 1385 and qwen3.8-max-preview scores 1528.

Minimaxcc-MiniMax-M2Qwenqwen3.8-max-preview
Minimax logo
cc-MiniMax-M2
Minimax · text → text

For Claude Code only

Input$0.10 /M
Output$0.10 /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.

cc-MiniMax-M2
qwen3.8-max-preview
Input /M
$0.10
$0.34
Output /M
$0.10
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.10
$0.03
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

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.

cc-MiniMax-M2qwen3.8-max-preview

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-M2qwen3.8-max-preview
12601340142015001580
Overall
13461490
Coding
13851528
Math
13551513
Hard prompts
13681516
Instruction following
13401484
Multi-turn
13641506
Creative writing
12881483
Longer query
13431509
Chinese
13871557
English
13711493
WebDev Arena
cc-MiniMax-M2qwen3.8-max-preview
12801400152016401760
Overall
13051670
React
16801680
HTML
13121628
Gaming
17401740
Simulations
16651665
Data analytics
16141614

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
$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, qwen3.8-max-preview?

cc-MiniMax-M2: $0.10/M output tokens; qwen3.8-max-preview: $1.01/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

qwen3.8-max-preview: 1528; cc-MiniMax-M2: 1385 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

cc-MiniMax-M2 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 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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