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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen3 Max

MiniMax-M2.7 comes out ahead, 61 to 50 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.7

    Released Mar 18, 2026

    61/100
    • ECI145.9
    • Price$0.30 / $1.20
    • Context205K
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M2.7

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Max

    Released Sep 23, 2025

    50/100
    • ECI142.4
    • Price$1.20 / $6.00
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Max

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01 — Verdict

MiniMax-M2.7 is our pick

MiniMax-M2.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Qwen3 Max (50). It leads on capability, price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Max wins on context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityMiniMax-M2.7Capabilities Index (ECI): MiniMax-M2.7 145.9 · Qwen3 Max 142.4
  • Lowest priceMiniMax-M2.7MiniMax-M2.7 $0.525 · Qwen3 Max $2.40 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 MaxQwen3 Max 262,144 · MiniMax-M2.7 204,800 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2.7: Text · Qwen3 Max: Text
  • Self-hostingMiniMax-M2.7Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M2.7Qwen3 Max
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%7368
Price25%6332
Inputs & features15%3525
Context window10%3237
Overall100%61/10050/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen3 Max specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M2.7MiniMaxQwen3 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)145.9 (best)142.4
ECI rank#73 of 148 (best)#91 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—72.6%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—19.0%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—73.3%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—48.8%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30 (best)$1.20
Output$1.20 (best)$6.00
Cached input$0.06—
Blended (3:1)$0.525 (best)$2.40
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDMiniMax-M2.7qwen3-max
API providers29 (best)16
ReleasedMar 18, 2026Sep 23, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • MiniMax-M2.7$5.40
  • Qwen3 Max$24.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

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

MiniMax-M2.7 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Qwen3 Max (50). It leads on capability, price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Max wins on context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.7 or Qwen3 Max?

MiniMax-M2.7 is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). Qwen3 Max costs $1.20 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for MiniMax-M2.7 versus $2.40 for Qwen3 Max (4.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): MiniMax-M2.7 145.9 (#73 of 148) and Qwen3 Max 142.4 (#91 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (138.2–148.0 vs 140.0–144.6), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M2.7 and Qwen3 Max yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, MiniMax-M2.7 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 Max has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.7 up to 131,072, Qwen3 Max up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M2.7 accepts text; Qwen3 Max accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

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

Which is newer?

MiniMax-M2.7 is the newest, released Mar 18, 2026. Qwen3 Max came out Sep 23, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Max 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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