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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Motif 3

Too close to call on our weighted score (Motif 3 44, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 41). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

    Released Mar 18, 2026

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $2.40
    • Context205K
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

  2. Motif Technologies

    Motif 3

    Released Aug 7, 2026

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $2.00
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Motif 3

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Motif 3 44/100, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 41/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Motif 3 on price and Motif 3 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceMotif 3Motif 3 $0.875 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMotif 3Motif 3 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: Text · Motif 3: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMotif 3
Price50%4953
Inputs & features30%3535
Context window20%3237
Overall100%41/10044/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Motif 3 specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMaxMotif 3Motif Technologies
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60$0.50 (best)
Output$2.40$2.00 (best)
Cached input$0.06—
Blended (3:1)$1.05$0.875 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) APIMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenMIT
API model IDMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed—
API providers14 (best)1
ReleasedMar 18, 2026Aug 7, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed$10.80
  • Motif 3$9.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed or Motif 3?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Motif 3 44/100, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 41/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Motif 3 on price and Motif 3 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed or Motif 3?

Motif 3 is cheaper at $0.50 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.875 per million tokens for Motif 3 versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed has not been scored yet and Motif 3 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed and Motif 3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Motif 3 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed up to 131,072, Motif 3 up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed accepts text; Motif 3 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (MIT), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Motif 3 is the newest, released Aug 7, 2026. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed came out Mar 18, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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