Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B wins on more metrics (6 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | MiniMax: MiniMax M2 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 36.1 | 37.2✓ |
| Coding Index | 29.2 | 33.4✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 78% | 84%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1193✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 103✓ | 50 |
| Latency | 340ms | 204ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.255 | $0.195✓ |
| Output price /M | $1.00✓ | $1.56 |
| Context window | 205K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |