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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
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.7
#30 by perf·no signal
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
#32 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
1.7x better value than MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax M2.7
84.7 pts/$
$0.75/M
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
140.4 pts/$
$0.44/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 +34.0
MiniMax M2.7
1403.0
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
1369.0
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 | 1403.0 | 1369.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M2.7 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $5.25 |
| Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking | $0.10 | $0.78 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $2.68 |
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