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Llama 3 3 70b Versatile vs Minimax M2 1

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

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Model

Llama 3 3 70b Versatile

Tool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Minimax

Model

Minimax M2 1

Context window

197K

196,608 tokens · ~147K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Llama 3 3 70b Versatile128K
Minimax M2 1197K

Minimax M2 1 has about 1.5× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Minimax M2 1 has 53% more context capacity (196K vs 128K tokens). Minimax M2 1 is 49% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Minimax M2 1. Its 196K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Minimax M2 1. Input tokens are 49% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Llama 3 3 70b Versatile. Its 32K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecLlama 3 3 70b VersatileMinimax M2 1
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)196,608 tokens (196K)
Max output tokens32,768 tokens (32K)16,384 tokens (16K)
Speed tierDeepFast
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesNo
Extended thinkingNoYes
Prompt cachingNoYes
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderLlama 3 3 70b Versatile inLlama 3 3 70b Versatile outMinimax M2 1 inMinimax M2 1 out
Gmi——$0.300/M$1.20/M
Groq$0.590/M$0.790/M——
Minimax——$0.300/M$1.20/M
Novita——$0.300/M$1.20/M
Openrouter——$0.270/M$1.20/M

Frequently asked questions

Minimax M2 1 has a larger context window: 196K tokens vs 128K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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