Compare/Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M1 80k

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)vsMiniMax M1 80k

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.235/M
Output
$2.22/M
Speed
65 tok/s
TTFT
1.14s
MiniMax

MiniMax M1 80k

Input
$0.55/M
Output
$2.2/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
MiniMax M1 80k
Benchmarks (1-11)
MiniMax M1 80k

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 14B (Reasoning)MiniMax M1 80k
Input ($/M tokens)$0.235$0.55
Output ($/M tokens)$2.22$2.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)$0.46
MiniMax M1 80k$0.77

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
65 tok/s
MiniMax M1 80k
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)
1.14s
MiniMax M1 80k

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.224.4
Coding Index
13.114.5
Math Index
55.761.0
GPQA Diamond
60.4%69.7%
MMLU-Pro
77.4%81.6%
LiveCodeBench
52.3%71.1%
AIME 2025
55.7%61.0%
MATH-500
96.1%98.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%8.2%
SciCode
31.6%37.4%
IFBench
40.5%41.8%
TerminalBench
3.8%3.0%
Qwen3 14B (Reasoning)1 wins
11 winsMiniMax M1 80k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.73/M tokens vs $0.96/M for MiniMax M1 80k.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiniMax M1 80k wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Qwen3 14B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 65 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, MiniMax M1 80k has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.14s).

When should I use Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M1 80k?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for lower cost, MiniMax M1 80k for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 14B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.