MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 by MiniMax against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, tested across 55 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Input
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Output
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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
Output
$1.50
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
50%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 8.5x more emoji
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
48%Vocabulary52%
20wSentence Length16w
0.56Hedging0.20
3.1Bold5.8
0.8Lists3.7
0.07Emoji0.59
0.73Headings0.96
0.12Transitions0.05
Based on 24 + 20 text responses
Research
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