Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 22.4 to 16.6.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.1.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.9 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-23 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 22 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2.1 leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 40.4 (#143), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1384 | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1421 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 623.83 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 27.9 (#98), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 36.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
MiniMax-M2.1: 16.6 (#302), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 11.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1411 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#138), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1397 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 38.3 (#147), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 11.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1431 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 50.0 (#128), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1378 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1430 | — |
| LMArena French | 1404 | — |
| LMArena German | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1397 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 73.8 (#112), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 43.2 (#101), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.1: 58.3 (#120), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.1 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1396 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.1 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
MiniMax-M2.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.9 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M2.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2.1 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M2.1 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
MiniMax-M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.1 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.1 has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.