MiniMax M3 vs Qwen3.8 Max
Compare MiniMax M3 by MiniMax against Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max
MiniMax M3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
MiniMax M3 is 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
6.7× cheaper
Output
$1.20
5.0× cheaper
Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 5.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
55%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
MiniMax M3
Qwen3.8 Max
55%Vocabulary48%
24wSentence Length17w
0.52Hedging0.95
5.2Bold4.3
3.0Lists8.2
1.15Emoji0.00
1.21Headings1.92
0.02Transitions0.02
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