MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M2.7 by MiniMax or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M2.7
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.7: 11.4% less intelligence, 731.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 74.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.8 | 20.2 | −11.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 11.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $243.38 | $2,022.49 | +731.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 8.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 53.78s | 13.84s | −74.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 74.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M2.7 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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