MiniMax M1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare MiniMax M1 by MiniMax against Qwen3 Coder Next by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, MiniMax M1 or Qwen3 Coder Next?
MiniMax M1 and Qwen3 Coder Next are both competitive models. MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $0.2/M for Qwen3 Coder Next. Context windows: 1000K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between MiniMax M1 and Qwen3 Coder Next
MiniMax M1 is made by minimax while Qwen3 Coder Next is from qwen. MiniMax M1 has a 1000K token context window compared to Qwen3 Coder Next's 262K. On pricing, MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $0.2/M for Qwen3 Coder Next.
Per 1M tokens
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.1× output
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Style Comparison
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 8.2x more emoji
