MiniMax-M3 vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs MiniMax-M3: 36.3% more intelligence, 32.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 103.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3 | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.2 | 39.8 | +36.3% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 36.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $537.98 | $362.72 | −32.6% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 32.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 24.85s | 50.49s | +103.2% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 103.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.15 / $0.47 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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