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ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview vs MiniMax M2.7

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
MiniMax M2.7
Speed
MiniMax M2.7

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureALLaM 7B Instruct PreviewMiniMax M2.7
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyALLaM 7B Instruct PreviewMiniMax M2.7
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorIbmMinimax
ReleasedUnknownMar 2026

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview Modalities

Input
Output

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has cheaper input pricing at $0.22/M tokens. ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has cheaper output pricing at $0.59/M tokens.
ALLaM 7B Instruct Preview has a 4,096 token context window, while MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window.