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MiniMax-M3 vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
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FieldAt a glance
MiniMax · activeMiniMax-M3Verified Aug 28, 2026
Qwen · activeQwen3.5-397B-A17BVerified Aug 28, 2026
Technical differences
Side-by-side facts
| Field | MiniMax-M3 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Qwen |
| Family | Minimax M3 | Qwen3 5 397b A17b |
| Model | MiniMax-M3 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| Version | MiniMax-M3 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1048576 | 262144 |
| Total parameters | 427040140160 | 403397928944 |
| Active parameters | 23000000000 | 17000000000 |
| License | other | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
15 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
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Comparable performance
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MiniMax-M3 capabilities
Input price$0.30
Output price$1.20
Serving providers1
Canonical IDMiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B capabilities
Input price$0.39
Output price$2.34
Serving providers1
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
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