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 1520.

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
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-m2qwen3.8-max-preview
12601340142015001580
Overall
13461481
Coding
13851520
Math
13551504
Hard prompts
13681506
Instruction following
13401478
Multi-turn
13641496
Creative writing
12881469
Longer query
13431497
Chinese
13871545
English
13711486
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m2qwen3.8-max-preview
12801400152016401760
Overall
13051669
React
16781678
HTML
13121628
Gaming
17331733
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: 1520; 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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