The closest alternative to Qwen3.7 Max is GPT-5.5 — comparable intelligence (56.7 vs 56.6); for a cheaper option, MiniMax M3 runs $0.300/M vs $1.25/M; for more speed, MiniMax M2.7 hits 211 t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
GPT-5.5 is the closest alternative to Qwen3.7 Max, with an Intelligence Index of 56.7 (Qwen3.7 Max scores 56.6) at $5.00 per million input tokens.
Yes — MiniMax M3 costs $0.300 per million input tokens versus $1.25 for Qwen3.7 Max, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Qwen3.7 Max — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.