Model Comparison
MiniMax M2 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
MiniMax M2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
MiniMax M2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (Multi-SWE-Bench, SWE-bench Multilingual), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (SWE-Bench Verified).
MiniMax M2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 250.0B more parameters than MiniMax M2, making it 108.7% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only MiniMax M2 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiniMax M2 specifies output context (1,000,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiniMax M2 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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 M2 was released on 2025-10-27, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.
MiniMax M2 is 9 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.
Oct 27, 2025
7 months ago
8mo newerJan 31, 2025
1.3 years ago
Knowledge 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 M2
View detailsMiniMax
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about MiniMax M2 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.