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MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

MiniMax M2.5 leads Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.8 to 11.2, at about the same output price ($1.20 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 29 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace MiniMax M2.5 Replace Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax
Coding
37.2
Overall
37.3
Output $/M
$1.20
13
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.20
16
vs boards won of 29 shared

MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking for a larger context window (262K against 205K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

Model AMiniMax M2.5MiniMax37.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.62 per solved taskModel BQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
29
MiniMax M2.5 only
42
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking only
1
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
MiniMax M2.5 37.2 from 3 benchmarks, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking not benchmarked.
Widest category
Intelligence, 11.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: Japanese: MiniMax M2.5 1171 against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 1280, 18.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Both cost $1.20 per million output tokens.
Context window
MiniMax M2.5 takes 205K tokens, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryMiniMax M2.5BarsQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingTies
Coding02
Intelligence10
Reasoning21
Math02
Knowledge13
General98
All shared boards1316
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
SWE-bench Verified75.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench Multilingual68.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev1386Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured17.4Only Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.2%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)74.2%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)14.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)34.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Terminal-Bench42.7%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
ALE-Bench618.2Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: coding13801392Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: software and IT13831393Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena WebDev: React1374Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML1414Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE Atlas: Codebase QnA10.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE Atlas: Refactoring19.5%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE Atlas: Test Writing18.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence Index22.811.2MiniMax M2.5
Epoch Capabilities Index146.6Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom95.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vending-Bench 2-$23Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
GPQA Diamond82.1%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)84.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)20.5%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGI63.7%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGI-24.9%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13721371MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: expert13781376MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13841384Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Kagi LLM Benchmark55.2%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
AIME88.8%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
ProofBench4.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: math13781399Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: mathematical work13781390Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
MMLU Pro80.1%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)80.0%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)53.5%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)59.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)68.2%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)92.5%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: science13691384Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13571392Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: legal and government13661364MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: business and finance13561360Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
Design Arena: websites1222Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: UI components1170Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: game dev1176Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: data viz1172Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: 3D1170Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1207Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: SVG1150Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index98
General benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
IFBench71.6%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)73.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
CL-bench11.4%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
CL-bench Life6.3%Not measuredOnly MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text13591368Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: instruction following13531344MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: creative writing13311314MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: English13801392Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: non-English13381342Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: Chinese13931407Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: German13611356MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Japanese11711280Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: Korean12331310Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: French13631351MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Spanish13531358Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: Russian13591337MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Polish13341345Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LMArena Text: multi-turn13641346MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: longer queries13661353MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: writing and language13451330MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13291312MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

MiniMax M2.5$0.0009Fits in one request
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

MiniMax M2.5$0.019Fits in one request
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking$0.011Fits in one request

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

MiniMax M2.5$0.072Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking$0.042Fits in one request

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
SpecificationMiniMax M2.5Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
MakerMiniMaxQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2026September 11, 2025
Context window205K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.15
Output $/Mtok$1.20$1.20
Coding index37.2Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it30
Cost per solved task$0.62Not computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax M2.5 better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking for a larger context window (262K against 205K tokens) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

MiniMax M2.5 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs $0.15 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.5 only.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking, with 262K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking comparison based on?

29 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M2.5's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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