Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 40.1 to 25.9.
- MiniMax-M2.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1487 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1474 |
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | 1489 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1421 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1398 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiniMax-M2.7 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 41.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.