Compare/Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M1 80k

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)vsMiniMax M1 80k

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

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Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$2.15/M
Speed
56 tok/s
TTFT
1.32s
MiniMax

MiniMax M1 80k

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
MiniMax M1 80k
Benchmarks (12-0)
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)MiniMax M1 80k
Input ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.55
Output ($/M tokens)$2.15$2.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)$0.61
MiniMax M1 80k$0.77

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
56 tok/s
MiniMax M1 80k
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)
1.32s
MiniMax M1 80k

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
29.524.4
Coding Index
23.214.5
Math Index
91.061.0
GPQA Diamond
79.0%69.7%
MMLU-Pro
84.3%81.6%
LiveCodeBench
78.8%71.1%
AIME 2025
91.0%61.0%
MATH-500
98.4%98.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
15.0%8.2%
SciCode
42.4%37.4%
IFBench
51.2%41.8%
TerminalBench
13.6%3.0%
Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning)12 wins
0 winsMiniMax M1 80k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M1 80k?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.84/M tokens vs $0.96/M for MiniMax M1 80k.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for MiniMax M1 80k. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 56 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, MiniMax M1 80k has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.32s).

When should I use Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M1 80k?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.