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MiniMax M2.7 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
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Winner summary
MiniMax M2.7 wins on 3/5 benchmarks
MiniMax M2.7 wins 3 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.
Category leads
speed·MiniMax M2.7arena·Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.7
#120 by perf·#11 by attention
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
#48 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
MiniMax M2.7
3.3x better value than Qwen3.5 397B A17B
MiniMax M2.7
96.2 pts/$
$0.53/M
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
29.6 pts/$
$2.02/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2.7Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +5.7
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
MiniMax M2.7
25.6
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
19.9
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +4.4
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
MiniMax M2.7
52.6
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
48.2
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +16.7
MiniMax M2.7
38.1
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
21.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads by +2.5
MiniMax M2.7
1397.0
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
1399.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads by +26.8
MiniMax M2.7
1415.0
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
1441.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2.7 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?" | 25.6 | 19.9 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads. | 52.6 | 48.2 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 38.1 | 21.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1397.0 | 1399.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1415.0 | 1441.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.21 | $0.84 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $3.67 | |
| $0.55 | $3.50 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $12.88 |
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