Model Comparison
MiniMax M1 40K vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507Which is better in 2026?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: MiniMax M1 40K vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 — which is better?
MiniMax M1 40K (by MiniMax) and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
MiniMax M1 40K outperforms in 1 benchmarks (TAU-bench Airline), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Choose MiniMax M1 40K if…
- you are already invested in the MiniMax ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
MiniMax M1 40K outperforms in 1 benchmarks (TAU-bench Airline), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M1 40K has 221.0B more parameters than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507, making it 94.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiniMax M1 40K is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is 1 month newer than MiniMax M1 40K.
Jun 16, 2025
1.1 years ago
Jul 25, 2025
11 months ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
MiniMax M1 40K
View detailsMiniMax
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
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Run your own prompts against MiniMax M1 40K and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about MiniMax M1 40K vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.