OpenAI compatible API. Attested gateway. Public status.
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Compare MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.
1 URLbase_url migration
100smodels and routes
0prompt logs by default
Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.
Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.
Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.
Practical read
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B has more provider fallback routes, while Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B with the lower p50 TTFT.
$1.65/1MMiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 cheapest route
$1.21/1MQwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheapest route
2009 msMiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 measured p50 TTFT
1087 msQwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B measured p50 TTFT
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Model id
minimax/minimax-m2.5qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
PublisherFriendliAIParasail
Context204,800 tokens262,144 tokens
Provider routes1112
Cheapest route$1.65/1M$1.21/1M
Privacy posturehas provider E2EE routehas provider E2EE route
Modes
chat
chat
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 routes
- Overview11 endpoints
- PricingPrompt and completion rates
- BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
- ProvidersAll serving providers
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B routes
- Overview12 endpoints
- PricingPrompt and completion rates
- BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
- ProvidersAll serving providers
Production choice
Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.
TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.
OpenAI clientPython
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-m2.5",
messages=messages,
)