MiniMax M3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Compare MiniMax M3 by MiniMax against Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M3 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is 4.2x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Input
$0.07
4.2× cheaper
Output
$0.28
4.2× cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is cheaper on both — 4.2× input, 4.2× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
58%
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 uses 5.0x more transitions
MiniMax M3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
55%Vocabulary54%
24wSentence Length14w
0.52Hedging0.12
5.2Bold7.5
3.0Lists4.2
1.15Emoji0.68
1.21Headings0.93
0.02Transitions0.12
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Research
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