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Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs MiniMax M2.7

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Seed OSS 36B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Speed
Seed OSS 36B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureSeed OSS 36B InstructMiniMax M2.7
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertySeed OSS 36B InstructMiniMax M2.7
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorBytedance-seedMinimax
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

Seed OSS 36B Instruct Modalities

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Output

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

Input
text
Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.7 has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. Seed OSS 36B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.90/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Seed OSS 36B Instruct's score of 16.7.
Seed OSS 36B Instruct has a 262,000 token context window, while MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window.