# MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8-27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Qwen3.8-27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-qwen3-8-27b
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 67.05 to 59.6. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 73.2 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and 51.1 for Qwen3.8-27B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is DeepSWE in Coding, with scores of 73.7% and 42.2%.
- Qwen3.8-27B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 67.05 | 59.6 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 34 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 63.3 (Supported · #21/130)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LOCA-Bench 256K | 60.3 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | 23.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 62.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | 76.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 38.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 29.6% | 42.9% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 33.4% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 64.8% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 81.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 46.5 (Supported · #52/151)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 39.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 73.7% | 42.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| NL2Repo | 61.2% | 42.3% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 82.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 15.0 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 82.2 (#7/26)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Qwen3.8-27B
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 84.4 (#13/55)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision w/ Python | 91.0% | 85.6% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| CharXiv | 82.5% | 90.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 90.0% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 51.1 (Supported · #79/186)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | 30.8% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 86.9 (#41/148)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Qwen3.8-27B?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Qwen3.8-27B?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 73.2 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and 51.1 for Qwen3.8-27B.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8-27B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-27B currently has 34 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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