MiniMax M3 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Compare MiniMax M3 by MiniMax against Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
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 M3
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$1.20
2.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.40
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 2.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
MiniMax M3 uses 11.5x more emoji
MiniMax M3
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15
55%Vocabulary54%
24wSentence Length18w
0.52Hedging0.51
5.2Bold5.3
3.0Lists2.9
1.15Emoji0.10
1.21Headings0.75
0.02Transitions0.09
Based on 27 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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