MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 49.9% less intelligence, 304.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 414.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.7 | 21.4 | −49.9% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 49.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $283.18 | $1,145.36 | +304.5% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 4.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.66s | 111.40s | +414.3% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 414.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.60 / $3.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Qwen3.6 27B (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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