Models

MiniMax M2.7 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare MiniMax M2.7 from Minimax and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Minimax logo
MiniMax M2.7
Minimax · text → text

MiniMax M2.7 can autonomously build complex Agent Harnesses and, leveraging capabilities such as Agent Teams, complex Skills, and the Tool Search tool, complete highly complex productivity tasks.

Input$0.2958 /M
Output$1.1832 /M
Cache read$0.0592 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

MiniMax M2.7
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.2958
$0.338
Output /M
$1.1832
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.0592
$0.0338
Context length
200,000
983,616
Max output
128,000
131,072
Time to First Token
2.6 s
2.4 s
Throughput
26.1 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
minimax-m2.7qwen3.8-max-preview
1340140014601520
Overall
14151480
Coding
14801520
Math
14221497
Hard prompts
14401502
Instruction following
14071477
Multi-turn
14261493
Creative writing
13621466
Longer query
14321492
Chinese
14421536
English
14351488
WebDev Arena
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13601460156016601760
Overall
13981670
React
13881679
HTML
14041628
Gaming
13841735
Simulations
13851667
Data analytics
14031615

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
MiniMax M2.7
$35.50 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: MiniMax M2.7, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; MiniMax M2.7: $1.1832/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; MiniMax M2.7: 1480 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

MiniMax M2.7 accepts 200,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on MiniMax M2.7 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and MiniMax M2.7 at 26.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

MiniMax M2.7 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call MiniMax M2.7 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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