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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Qwen3.7 Plus comes out ahead, 65 to 41 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

    Released Mar 18, 2026

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $2.40
    • Context205K
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  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.7 Plus

    Released Jun 2, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$0.40 / $1.60
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.7 Plus is our pick

Qwen3.7 Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 priceQwen3.7 PlusQwen3.7 Plus $0.70 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.7 PlusQwen3.7 Plus 1,000,000 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.7 PlusMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: Text · Qwen3.7 Plus: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedQwen3.7 Plus
Price50%4957
Inputs & features30%3580
Context window20%3260
Overall100%41/10065/100

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 Qwen3.7 Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMaxQwen3.7 PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—147.4
ECI rank—#61 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—87.9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—34.4%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—93.3%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60$0.40 (best)
Output$2.40$1.60 (best)
Cached input$0.06$0.04 (best)
Blended (3:1)$1.05$0.70 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateOver 256K: $1.20 / $4.80
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)64,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedqwen3.7-plus
API providers1425 (best)
ReleasedMar 18, 2026Jun 2, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed$10.80
  • Qwen3.7 Plus$7.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (41). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus is cheaper at $0.40 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). 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 $0.70 per million tokens for Qwen3.7 Plus versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (1.5× 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 Qwen3.7 Plus has an ECI of 147.4.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed and Qwen3.7 Plus 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?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed up to 131,072, Qwen3.7 Plus up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed accepts text; Qwen3.7 Plus accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.7 Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.7 Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.7 Plus is the newest, released Jun 2, 2026. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed came out Mar 18, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3.7 Plus Apr 2025.

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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