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MiniMax M2.7 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
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Winner summary
MiniMax M2.7 wins on 8/9 benchmarks
MiniMax M2.7 wins 8 of 9 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · coding · reasoning.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M2.7coding·MiniMax M2.7reasoning·MiniMax M2.7language·MiniMax M2.7math·MiniMax M2.7knowledge·MiniMax M2.7
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.7
#120 by perf·#11 by attention
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
#40 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
MiniMax M2.7
1.1x better value than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
MiniMax M2.7
96.2 pts/$
$0.53/M
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
91.3 pts/$
$0.67/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
9 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2.7Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +45.6
MiniMax M2.7
1415.0
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
1369.3
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +41.7
MiniMax M2.7
50.0
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
8.3
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking leads by +5.8
MiniMax M2.7
54.9
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
60.7
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +2.8
MiniMax M2.7
56.3
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
53.6
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +19.6
MiniMax M2.7
61.1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
41.5
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +10.5
MiniMax M2.7
66.8
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
56.3
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +6.3
MiniMax M2.7
80.5
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
74.3
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +13.1
MiniMax M2.7
63.5
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
50.4
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +16.6
MiniMax M2.7
74.8
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
58.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2.7 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1415.0 | 1369.3 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 50.0 | 8.3 |
LiveBench · Coding | 54.9 | 60.7 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 56.3 | 53.6 |
LiveBench · If | 61.1 | 41.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 66.8 | 56.3 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 80.5 | 74.3 |
LiveBench · Overall | 63.5 | 50.4 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 74.8 | 58.2 |
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 | |
| $0.15 | $1.20 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $4.13 |
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