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Head to head

MiniMax M3vsQwen3 VL 8B Instruct

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs $0.0001 per solved task against MiniMax M3 at $0.02 — ▼ 168x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $4 a month.

On output token price alone Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct looks 2.6x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for MiniMax M3 and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
FigureMiniMax M3Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input $/Mtok$0.3$0.117
Output $/Mtok$1.2$0.455
Cached input $/Mtok$0.06$0.117
Pass rate47%61%
Cost per solved task$0.02measured$0.0001measured
Cost per month$4$0.02

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct (measured, $0.0001 per solved task), MiniMax M3 (measured, $0.02 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$0.001$0.01$0.1$1$10$100$1kTASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksQwen3 VL 8B Instruct · MEASURED · $0.0001 per solved task$0.02MiniMax M3 · MEASURED · $0.02 per solved task$4— Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct · MEASURED— MiniMax M3 · MEASURED

Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings