Compare MiniMax M3 from MiniMax and Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.


MiniMax M3 and Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
MiniMax M3, from MiniMax, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20, from Qwen, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $0.30/M tokens input, $1.80/M tokens output on OpenRouter.
| Attribute | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.23/M tokens | $0.30/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.96/M tokens | $1.80/M tokens |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 29.2 | Not available |
| Coding Index | 58.6 | Not available |
| Agentic Index | 29.5 | Not available |
| Latency (p50) | 0.58 s | 1.56 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 78.0 tok/s | 55.0 tok/s |
Benchmark data updated
MiniMax M3 has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20.
MiniMax M3 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 78.0 tokens per second compared with 55.0 tokens per second for Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20.