MiniMax M3 vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare MiniMax M3 by MiniMax against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 36 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M3 is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$1.20
3.3× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
Output
$4.00
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 3.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 3.7x more transitions
MiniMax M3
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
55%Vocabulary54%
24wSentence Length15w
0.52Hedging0.36
5.2Bold7.0
3.0Lists4.6
1.15Emoji0.34
1.21Headings0.94
0.02Transitions0.09
Based on 27 + 18 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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