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MiniMax M2.7 vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Speed
MiniMax M2.7

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.7Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.7Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedMar 2026Sep 2025

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

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Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has cheaper input pricing at $0.26/M tokens. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has cheaper output pricing at $0.78/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)'s score of N/A.
MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window, while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has a 1,000,000 token context window.
MiniMax M2.7 does not support vision. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) does not support vision.