MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.8 27B (Low)
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Qwen3.8 27B (Low) 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
Qwen3.8 27B (Low) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 38.6% less intelligence, 311.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 169.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.7 | 26.2 | −38.6% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 38.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $283.18 | $1,164.93 | +311.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 4.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.63s | 58.18s | +169.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 169.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| 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.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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