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Choose up to 4 models. Prices, context windows and declared capabilities are read live from the OpenRouter listing, so the table reflects what the providers publish today.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input priceUSD per 1M tokens | $0.30 (best) | $0.32 |
| Output priceUSD per 1M tokens | $1.20 (best) | $1.28 |
| Blended price75% in / 25% out | $0.52 (best) | $0.56 |
| Vs. market median | 42% cheaper | 38% cheaper |
| Value rankcheapest = 1 | #164 (best) | #167 |
| Context windowtokens | 66K | 1M (best) |
| Max outputtokens | 2K | 131K (best) |
| Input modalities | text | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tool calling | Not declared | Declared |
| Reasoning | Not declared | Declared |
| Structured output | Not declared | Declared |
| Listed on OpenRouter | 2026-01-23 | 2026-06-03 (best) |
Source: OpenRouter (live)
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What the numbers say
- MiniMax: MiniMax M2-her is the cheapest here at $0.52/M blended; Qwen: Qwen3.7 Plus costs 7% more.
- Qwen: Qwen3.7 Plus offers the largest context window (1M tokens) versus 66K for MiniMax: MiniMax M2-her.
- Tool calling is declared for Qwen: Qwen3.7 Plus only.
- Reasoning mode is declared for Qwen: Qwen3.7 Plus only.
Generated from the live figures above. Capabilities are what each provider declares on its listing.
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