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  3. MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 14B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

MiniMax M2.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 14B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen3 14B is more budget-friendly at $0.24/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose MiniMax M2.5 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen: Qwen3 14B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Qwen: Qwen3 14B holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
MiniMax M2.5Top code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
MiniMax M2.5Top logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Qwen: Qwen3 14BLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
MiniMax M2.5Fastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

MiniMax M2.5 (1)Qwen: Qwen3 14B (2)
MiniMax M2.5
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Qwen: Qwen3 14B
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
MiniMax
Leads 1 of 3
MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax coding model. Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026.

Elo 1,478In: $0.22 · Out: $0.9/1M
Alibaba
Leads 2 of 3
Qwen: Qwen3 14B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3-14b). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.12 · Out: $0.24/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for MiniMax M2.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen: Qwen3 14B Wins

Qwen: Qwen3 14B

$0.24 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

MiniMax M2.5 (8)vsQwen: Qwen3 14B (2)
MiniMax M2.5: 8W (80%)Overall: MiniMax M2.5Qwen: Qwen3 14B: 2W (20%)
← MiniMax M2.5Qwen: Qwen3 14B →
🏆MiniMax M2.5 Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
MiniMax M2.5vsQwen: Qwen3 14B
Preference Elo
1,478vs—
Coding Elo
1,536vs—
SWE-bench
75.8%vs—
LiveBench
64.4%vs—
GPQA Diamond
76.2%vs—
MiniMax M2.5: 5WQwen: Qwen3 14B: 0W
🏆MiniMax M2.5 Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
MiniMax M2.5vsQwen: Qwen3 14B
Output speed
90 tok/svs—
Time to first token
250 msvs—
MiniMax M2.5: 2WQwen: Qwen3 14B: 0W
🏆Qwen: Qwen3 14B Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
MiniMax M2.5vsQwen: Qwen3 14B
Output price
$0.9/1Mvs$0.24/1M+$0.66/1M
Input price
$0.22/1Mvs$0.12/1M+$0.1/1M
Context window
205kvs131k+74k
MiniMax M2.5: 1WQwen: Qwen3 14B: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

MiniMax M2.5Qwen: Qwen3 14B
Preference Elo
MiniMax M2.51,478
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
Coding Elo
MiniMax M2.51,536
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
LiveBench
MiniMax M2.564.4%
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
SWE-bench
MiniMax M2.575.8%
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
GPQA Diamond
MiniMax M2.576.2%
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
Time to first token
MiniMax M2.5250 ms
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
Output speed
MiniMax M2.590 tok/s
Qwen: Qwen3 14B—
Input priceQwen: Qwen3 14B +$0.1/1M
MiniMax M2.5$0.22/1M
Qwen: Qwen3 14B$0.12/1M
Output priceQwen: Qwen3 14B +$0.66/1M
MiniMax M2.5$0.9/1M
Qwen: Qwen3 14B$0.24/1M
Context windowMiniMax M2.5 +74k
MiniMax M2.5205k
Qwen: Qwen3 14B131k
BenchmarkMiniMax M2.5Qwen: Qwen3 14BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,478
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,536
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
64.4%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
75.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
76.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
250 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
90 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.22/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.12/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.1/1M
Output price
$0.9/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.24/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.66/1M
Context window
205k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
131k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+74k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 63% with Qwen: Qwen3 14B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
MiniMax M2.5$21.20 / mo
In: $7.7Out: $13.5
Qwen: Qwen3 14B$7.80 / mo
In: $4.2Out: $3.6
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 14B is estimated to save $13.40/month ($161/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Qwen: Qwen3 14B:Pick Qwen: Qwen3 14B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 14B

Lower output list price ($0.24/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGMiniMax M2.5

Larger window (205k).

Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3 14B

Qwen: Qwen3 14B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 14BLower output list price ($0.24/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGMiniMax M2.5Larger window (205k).
Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3 14BQwen: Qwen3 14B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchFeb 12, 2026

MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

Tied near the top of official SWE-bench bash-only in Feb 2026. Coding lists should still see it.

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MiniMax

MiniMax M2.5

Elo 1,478
SWE-bench75.8%
Speed (tok/s)90 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.22/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.9/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 14B

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)131k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.12/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.24/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 14B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 14B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen3 14B output tokens are $0.24/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, MiniMax M2.5 or Qwen: Qwen3 14B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
MiniMax M2.5 accepts 205k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
MiniMax M2.5 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen: Qwen3 14B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Feb 12, 2026

    MiniMax M2.5: the Feb 2026 SWE-bench specialist still on the board

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