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  5. MiniMax M3vsQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Updated Jun 2026

MiniMax M3vsQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper than MiniMax M3 at $0.2/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.

MiniMax M3 and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecMiniMax M3Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Input price$0.3/M tokens$0.2/M tokens
Output price$1.2/M tokens$0.8/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJun 2026Jul 2025
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Satirical Fake News Headline

Generate a satirical news headline about AI taking over a completely unexpected industry.

MiniMax M3282 words
"Local AI Replaces 4,000 Licensed Astrologers After Learning to 'Pretend Mercury Is in Retrograde'" BERKELEY, CA — A newly launched artificial intelligence system has reportedly rendered the entire field of professional astrology obsolete by simply inventing celestial events on the spot, sources confirmed Tuesday.
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507325 words
BREAKING: AI Now Runs the Global Pet Rock Industry After Humans Surrender to "Silent, Unjudging Companionship" By Clara Snark, Senior Satire Correspondent, The Daily Chuckle In a shocking twist that has left both humans and pet rocks bewildered, artificial intelligence has officially taken over the centuries-old pet…
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

MiniMax M3748 words
AI and the Future of Cinema: A 2035 Outlook By 2035, AI will likely have reshaped nearly every stage of filmmaking—but probably not in the way either techno-optimists or doomsayers expect. The transformation will be uneven, with some functions transformed entirely while others remain stubbornly human.
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507797 words
By 2035, artificial intelligence is expected to fundamentally transform the film industry, reshaping how movies are created, distributed, and experienced. The convergence of advanced deepfakes, AI-generated actors, and AI-driven scriptwriting will redefine storytelling, production workflows, and even the nature of…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

MiniMax M31,795 words
TIDES OF THE FOREST Mareas del Bosque — A dish for the table of four THE NARRATIVE Where the salt forest breathes. This dish was conceived as a poem about collision — a memory of two landscapes that should not exist in the same breath: the pine-dark density of a Boreal forest floor at dawn, and the crystalline hush of…
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 25071,212 words
Dish Name: Echoes of the Deep: Black Coral Caviar & Algae-Infused White Sturgeon with Fermented Sea Moss Gel and Crisped Kombu Crust Conceptual Narrative: This dish is a poetic meditation on the ocean’s hidden symphony—its silence, its depth, and its forgotten rhythms.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

MiniMax M32,628 words
The 1920 Transistor: A Speculative History Through 1980 A Necessary Caveat Before diving in: quantum mechanics didn't exist in 1920. The "holes," band theory, and doping concepts that made the actual transistor possible weren't formulated until 1928-1931 (Bloch, Wilson, Heisenberg).
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 25071,617 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, the ripple effects would be profound—reshaping technology, war, geopolitics, and society by 1980. This alternate history would not merely accelerate existing trends, but fundamentally reconstruct the trajectory of modern civilization.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

MiniMax M32,257 words
CEO Action Plan: 48-Hour Response to Discovered Safety Signal Operating Principles (Before I Make a Move) Before I do anything, I need to be crystal clear about the framework I'm operating in, because under pressure, even good leaders rationalize delay: The 4 million patients are not abstractions.
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 25071,408 words
CEO Action Plan: Immediate Response to Serious Undisclosed Safety Risk (48-Hour Timeline) Drug: Chronic Pain Therapeutic (Top-Selling, $2B/year, 4M patients) Issue: Previously Undetected Liver Failure Risk (1 in 8,000 over 5 years), missed in trials, not in labeling Core Principles Driving Decisions: Patient safety is…
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

MiniMax M3465 words
Simulated Interview: "Steve Jobs" on the Future of AI (2025) A note before we begin: Steve Jobs passed away in October 2011, so this is a fictional dramatization—what I imagine his views might be, based on his documented philosophy, writings, and public statements, projected into a 2025 conversation.
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Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507668 words
[FADE IN: A dimly lit, minimalist stage. A single spotlight shines on a man in his late 70s—Steve Jobs, dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans, standing before a sleek, transparent holographic display. The backdrop reads: “The Future of Intelligence – A Conversation with Steve Jobs, 2025.”
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Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M3 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Input
$0.20
1.5× cheaper
Output
$0.80
1.5× cheaper

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on both: 1.5× input, 1.5× output.

Where to run it

18 hosts, cheapest first

MiniMax M313 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
CCoreWeavefp4$0.23 in·$0.96 out·262k·99.7% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.24 in·$0.96 out·1M·99.8% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.28 in·$1.10 out·524k·99.8% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·96.5% upMiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.5% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.6% up
7 more hostsFewer hosts
PParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99% upSStreamLakefp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.5% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.7% upMMara$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·80.7% upSSambaNova$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·96.7% upMModelRunfp4$0.75 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.7% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·89% up
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 25075 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
SStreamLake$0.05 in·$0.19 out·128k·99.2% upDDekaLLM$0.09 in·$0.30 out·262k·98.2% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.09 in·$0.30 out·262k·98.4% upAlibaba Cloud$0.13 in·$0.52 out·131k·99.8% upNNebiusfp8degraded$0.10 in·$0.30 out·262k·93.1% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
71%

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 uses 5.6x more transitions

MiniMax M3
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
55%Vocabulary55%
24wSentence Length19w
0.52Hedging0.46
5.2Bold6.4
3.0Lists3.9
1.15Emoji1.10
1.21Headings0.86
0.02Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

MiniMax M3 is developed by MiniMax while Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is developed by Qwen. MiniMax M3 has a 1.0M token context window vs Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. MiniMax M3 and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

MiniMax M3 costs $0.3/M input tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 costs $0.2/M input tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is $0.10/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of MiniMax M3 and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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