# MiniMax M3 vs Qwen3.5 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniMax M3 and Qwen3.5 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minimax-m3-vs-qwen3-5-flash
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

MiniMax M3 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 has the higher overall point estimate 54.94 to 43.23. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 36.5 for MiniMax M3 and 27.1 for Qwen3.5 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench (Vals) in Coding, with scores of 75.0% and 64.4%.
- Qwen3.5 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 54.94 | 43.23 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 27 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.10 / $0.40 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.4 (Supported · #67/126)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 83.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 70.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 74.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | 76.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 19.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 36.5 (Supported · #73/149)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 27.1 (Estimated · #101/149)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 59% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 42.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VIBE V2 | 50.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SVG-Bench | 63.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| KernelBench Hard | 28.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 48.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 82.2% | 83.3% | Qwen3.5 Flash |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 75.0% | 64.4% | MiniMax M3 |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 82.9 (#5/29)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 61.5 (#43/54)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 45.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | 78.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | 84.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | 85.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 49.6 (Supported · #81/182)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 44.7 (Estimated · #97/182)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 92.7% | 82.8% | MiniMax M3 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 84.2% | 84.1% | MiniMax M3 |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 93.8 (#5/146)
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.5 Flash public-lane score: 36.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| USAMO 2026 | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 18.246% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniMax M3 or Qwen3.5 Flash?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between MiniMax M3 and Qwen3.5 Flash?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 36.5 for MiniMax M3 and 27.1 for Qwen3.5 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3 cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3 currently has 27 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.5 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.5 Flash currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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