MiniMax M2vsQwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder wins 77% of 40 blind community votes against MiniMax M2 on Rival.
| Spec | MiniMax M2 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 24% | 77% |
| Input price | Free | $0.22/M tokens |
| Output price | Free | $0.95/M tokens |
| Context window | 205K tokens | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.4% | 69.6% |
Our Verdict
Qwen3 CoderWinner
MiniMax M2Runner-up
Pick Qwen3 Coder. In 40 blind votes, Qwen3 Coder wins 77% of the time. That's not luck.
Qwen3 Coder wins 3 categories, Conversation by the widest margin.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M2
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Qwen3 Coder
Input
$0.22
Output
$0.95
Where to run it
5 hosts, cheapest first
MiniMax M2
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
Qwen3 Coder uses 4.8x more emoji
MiniMax M2
Qwen3 Coder
59%Vocabulary61%
14wSentence Length62w
0.48Hedging0.62
4.1Bold4.4
3.6Lists4.9
0.08Emoji0.37
0.60Headings1.31
0.17Transitions0.17
Based on 11 + 28 text responses
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