Data points: 73
Model compare
The readout for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Coder, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Qwen3 Coder. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 40 to 60.
Evidence depth
73 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Qwen3 Coder
The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Coder: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 40.0 pts | 60.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Provider coverage | Average speed, First-token latency |
| Context window | 204.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 196.6K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Qwen |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | 480B / 35B active |
| Tokenizer | Other | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | minimax/minimax-m2.5 | qwen/qwen3-coder |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen3 Coder: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 has these operational advantages: Provider coverage.
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder has these operational advantages: Average speed, First-token latency.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
MiniMax M2.5
52.9
Avg. score
Qwen3 Coder
-
No data
MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5
No data
No data
No data
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Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
Winner: MiniMax M2.5 | MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 Audit score 81 727280100 | Qwen3 Coder qwen/qwen3-coder:free No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | MiniMax M2.5 | Qwen3 Coder |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 11007ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency 552 tok/s / 886ms input / output No data |
5 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency 19 tok/s / 19888ms input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | MiniMax M2.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 Coder speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax-M2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen3-coder speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
MiniMax M2.5 minimax-m2.5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.110/M/$0.950/M | Qwen3 Coder qwen/qwen3-coder:free speed / latency No data input / output $0/M |
Weighted outcome: Qwen3 Coder. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
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