# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.5-2B (slim)

> MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Qwen3.5-2B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 50.5 and 50.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Qwen3.5-2B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 50.5 (D) and 50.5 (D). Qwen3.5-2B leads on reach and risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: D 50.5, rank #99 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- Qwen3.5-2B: D 50.5, rank #100 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-2b.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms. Ahead on Capability, 64 against 28; Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- Qwen3.5-2B, good for Builders who want a cheap local helper or fine-tuning base for narrow tasks and image reading on a laptop, small GPU or CPU Ahead on Reach, 80 against 40; Risk, 55 against 35. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 64 | 28 |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |