MiniMax's first-generation model with strong long-context support.
Efficient coding agent with 80B parameters, only 3B active per token.
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Both MiniMax 01 and Qwen3 Coder Next are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.
Qwen3 Coder Next has a lower blended cost. MiniMax 01: $0.20 input / $1.10 output. Qwen3 Coder Next: $0.11 input / $0.80 output.
MiniMax 01 has a larger context window: MiniMax 01 supports 1M tokens vs Qwen3 Coder Next at 262K tokens.
MiniMax 01 supports vision/image input, but Qwen3 Coder Next does not.
Key differences: only MiniMax 01 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both MiniMax 01 and Qwen3 Coder Next for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.