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MiniMax M1 80k vs Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct

MiniMax M1 80k (MiniMaxAI) and Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct (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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#95 vs #112); MiniMax M1 80k offers the longer context window (1M vs 33K tokens); and MiniMax M1 80k ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose MiniMax M1 80k if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 33K.
  • you want to self-host: MiniMax M1 80k ships open weights while Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — MiniMax M1 80k was listed 13 June 2025, Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct 6 November 2024.

Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #95 against #112 (23.7 vs 22.0 points).

MiniMax M1 80k vs Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of MiniMax M1 80k and Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct
FieldMiniMax M1 80kMiniMaxAIQwen2.5 Coder 3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#112#95
Index score22.023.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window1M tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed13 June 20256 November 2024
PublisherMiniMaxAIQwen

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

Benchmark scores: MiniMax M1 80k vs Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where MiniMax M1 80k or Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct has a published result
BoardMiniMax M1 80kQwen2.5 Coder 3B InstructLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis17.9intelligence-index—Only 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 M1 80k vs Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct: common questions

Is MiniMax M1 80k better than Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #95 against #112. 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 M1 80k cheaper than Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M1 80k or Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct?

MiniMax M1 80k has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 80k or Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct?

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 M1 80k and Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct open-weight models?

MiniMax M1 80k: Open weights. Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct: Restricted license. 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 M1 80k and Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for MiniMax M1 80k and 0 for Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this MiniMax M1 80k vs Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 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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