Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B vs Hy3 preview vs MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed
Too close to call on our weighted score (Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 35, Hy3 preview 35, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 34). The right pick depends on what you value most.
NVIDIANemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B
35/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context256K
TencentHy3 preview
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.176 / $0.586
- Context256K
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed
34/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $2.40
- Context205K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 35/100, Hy3 preview 35/100, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hy3 preview on price. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceHy3 previewHy3 preview $0.279 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B unpriced
- Longest contextNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and Hy3 previewNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 256,000 · Hy3 preview 256,000 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 204,800 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B: Text · Hy3 preview: Text · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B | Hy3 preview | MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 36 | 36 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 35/100 | 34/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3BNVIDIA | Hy3 previewTencent | MiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $0.176 (best) | $0.60 |
| Output | — | $0.586 (best) | $2.40 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.279 (best) | $1.05 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 4 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens (best) | 204,800 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 64,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Open |
| API model ID | — | hy3-preview | MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed |
| API providers | — | 5 | 14 (best) |
| Released | Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B—
- Hy3 preview$2.93
- MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed$10.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B, Hy3 preview or MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B 35/100, Hy3 preview 35/100, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hy3 preview on price. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B, Hy3 preview or MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed?
Hy3 preview is cheaper at $0.176 input / $0.586 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Tencent TokenHub). 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 $0.279 per million tokens for Hy3 preview versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (3.8× as much). Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B has not been scored yet, Hy3 preview has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B, Hy3 preview and MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B and Hy3 preview have the largest context windows (256,000 and 256,000 tokens), against 204,800 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed. Maximum output per response: Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B up to 32,768, Hy3 preview up to 64,000, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B accepts text; Hy3 preview accepts text; MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Hy3 preview is the newest, released Apr 20, 2026. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B came out Mar 24, 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.
