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Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct vs Minimax 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.

Meta

Model

Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct

Image inputTool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Minimax

Model

Minimax Minimax M2 1

Tool calling

Context window

196K

196,000 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.

Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct128K
Minimax Minimax M2 1196K

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

Minimax Minimax M2 1 has 53% more context capacity (196K vs 128K tokens). Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct is 2% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

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

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Meta Llama3 2 11b Instruct. Input tokens are 2% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Minimax Minimax M2 1. Its 8K 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.

SpecMeta Llama3 2 11b InstructMinimax Minimax M2 1
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)196,000 tokens (196K)
Max output tokens4,096 tokens (4K)8,192 tokens (8K)
Speed tierFastFast
VisionYesNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
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.

ProviderMeta Llama3 2 11b Instruct inMeta Llama3 2 11b Instruct outMinimax Minimax M2 1 inMinimax Minimax M2 1 out
Aws Bedrock$0.350/M$0.350/M$0.360/M$1.44/M

Frequently asked questions

Minimax 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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