Compare/Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.7

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)vsMiniMax-M2.7

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

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Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$1.15/M
Speed
92 tok/s
TTFT
1.03s
MiniMax

MiniMax-M2.7

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
1.18s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
MiniMax-M2.7

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 8B (Reasoning)MiniMax-M2.7
Input ($/M tokens)$0.11$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$1.15$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)$0.22
MiniMax-M2.7$0.42

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
92 tok/s
MiniMax-M2.7
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
1.03s
MiniMax-M2.7
1.18s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.249.6
Coding Index
9.041.9
Math Index
19.0
GPQA Diamond
58.9%87.4%
MMLU-Pro
74.3%
LiveCodeBench
40.6%
AIME 2025
19.0%
MATH-500
90.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%28.1%
SciCode
22.6%47.0%
IFBench
33.5%75.7%
TerminalBench
2.3%39.4%
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)5 wins
7 winsMiniMax-M2.7

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) or MiniMax-M2.7?

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.37/M tokens vs $0.53/M for MiniMax-M2.7.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiniMax-M2.7 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 8B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 92 tok/s vs 52 tok/s. Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.03s vs 1.18s).

When should I use Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.7?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) for lower cost, MiniMax-M2.7 for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.