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Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B vs MiniMax M2.7

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Has reasoning mode

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
MiniMax M2.7
Speed
MiniMax M2.7

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureTongyi DeepResearch 30B A3BMiniMax M2.7
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyTongyi DeepResearch 30B A3BMiniMax M2.7
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorAlibabaMinimax
ReleasedSep 2025Mar 2026

Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B Modalities

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MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B has cheaper input pricing at $0.09/M tokens. Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B's score of N/A.
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B has a 131,072 token context window, while MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window.
Tongyi DeepResearch 30B A3B does not support vision. MiniMax M2.7 does not support vision.