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MiniMax M2-her vs Qwen3 Coder Next

MiniMax M2-her (MiniMax) and Qwen3 Coder Next (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3 Coder Next holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#85 vs #88); Qwen3 Coder Next is 1.5× cheaper per output token ($0.80/1M vs $1.20/1M); Qwen3 Coder Next offers the longer context window (262K vs 66K tokens); and Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose MiniMax M2-her if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which MiniMax M2-her leads Qwen3 Coder Next for this pair.

Choose Qwen3 Coder Next if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #85 against #88 (27.6 vs 27.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.80/1M output tokens against $1.20/1M, about 1.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.12/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 66K.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights while MiniMax M2-her is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 Coder Next was listed 4 February 2026, MiniMax M2-her 23 January 2026.

MiniMax M2-her vs Qwen3 Coder Next: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of MiniMax M2-her and Qwen3 Coder Next
FieldMiniMax M2-herMiniMaxQwen3 Coder NextQwen
ModelCap Index position#88#85
Index score27.527.6
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$1.20$0.80
Context window66K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens2K262K
API providers listed14
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed23 January 20264 February 2026
PublisherMiniMaxQwen

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: MiniMax M2-her vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Public benchmark boards where MiniMax M2-her or Qwen3 Coder Next has a published result
BoardMiniMax M2-herQwen3 Coder NextLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—21.3intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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MiniMax M2-her vs Qwen3 Coder Next: common questions

Is MiniMax M2-her better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #85 against #88. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is MiniMax M2-her cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens: $0.80/1M against $1.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.30/1M for MiniMax M2-her and $0.12/1M for Qwen3 Coder Next. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M2-her or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2-her or Qwen3 Coder Next?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are MiniMax M2-her and Qwen3 Coder Next open-weight models?

MiniMax M2-her: API only. Qwen3 Coder Next: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run MiniMax M2-her and Qwen3 Coder Next?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for MiniMax M2-her and 4 for Qwen3 Coder Next, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this MiniMax M2-her vs Qwen3 Coder Next comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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