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MiniMax M3vsQwen3.6-Flash
MiniMax M3 and Qwen3.6-Flash split their 2 shared benchmarks evenly. Qwen3.6-Flash is 1.3x cheaper per token. Both offer a 1M-token context window.
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
1 – 1
even split
Cheaper per token
Qwen3.6-Flash
1.3x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
MiniMax · Qwen
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
textvision
Qwen3.6-Flash
Qwen · released 2026-04-16
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
2 shared · 1 only MiniMax M3 · 2 only Qwen3.6-Flash| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.6-Flash | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 2 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗epoch | 83.3% ↗epoch | +7.6 pt | MiniMax M3 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 71.1% ↗epoch | 84.4% ↗epoch | -13.3 pt | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 1 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1433.5 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3.6-Flash reports · 2 | ||||
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 17.2% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 15.9% ↗epoch | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is MiniMax M3 minus Qwen3.6-Flash in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.6-Flash | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens | Tie |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.3 ↗ | $0.165 ↗ | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Output price / 1M | $1.2 ↗ | $0.99 ↗ | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.06 ↗ | — | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.5 | $1.16 | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2026-04-16 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 3 | 4 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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