Qwen3 Next 80B vs MiniMax M3
Alibaba (Qwen) against MiniMax, costed on the same three workloads. Qwen3 Next 80B is cheaper on all three workloads.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | Qwen3 Next 80B | MiniMax M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$786 | $1,087 | $300 (+38%) |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$83.70 | $139 | $54.90 (1.7×) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$502 | $788 | $286 (1.6×) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| Qwen3 Next 80B | MiniMax M3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.3 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.2 | $1.2 |
| Cached input | not published | $0.06 |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Maximum output | 66K | 128K |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | no | no |
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Full detail: Qwen3 Next 80B pricing · MiniMax M3 pricing