Qwen3.8 27B vs MiniMax M3: side-by-side summary

Qwen3.8 27B and MiniMax M3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3.8 27B, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

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.

Context window

• Qwen3.8 27B: 262,144 tokens
• MiniMax M3: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

• Qwen3.8 27B: $0.45/M tokens input, $3.20/M tokens output
• MiniMax M3: $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output

Provided by

• Qwen3.8 27B: Qwen
• MiniMax M3: MiniMax

• Qwen3.8 27B model details, providers and pricing
• MiniMax M3 model details, providers and pricing