MiniMax M3 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Compare MiniMax M3 by MiniMax against Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
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 3.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
2.0× cheaper
Output
$1.20
3.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Input
$0.60
Output
$3.60
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 3.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B uses 7.0x more transitions
MiniMax M3
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
55%Vocabulary54%
24wSentence Length14w
0.52Hedging0.39
5.2Bold6.9
3.0Lists4.2
1.15Emoji0.23
1.21Headings0.93
0.02Transitions0.17
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Research
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