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MiniMax M2.7 vs Qwen3.5 9B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

Qwen3.5 9B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
Qwen3.5 9B
Speed
Qwen3.5 9B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M2.7Qwen3.5 9B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M2.7Qwen3.5 9B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorMinimaxQwen
ReleasedMar 2026Mar 2026

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Qwen3.5 9B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper output pricing at $0.15/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Qwen3.5 9B's score of 21.4.
MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window, while Qwen3.5 9B has a 262,144 token context window.