# MiniMax-M2.7 vs Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> MiniMax-M2.7 and Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 56.1 and 55.7 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax-M2.7 and Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 56.1 (C) and 55.7 (C). Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach and risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniMax-M2.7: C 56.1, rank #76 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-7.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 55.7, rank #78 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- MiniMax-M2.7, good for Researchers and personal projects with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open agent and coding model with parallel tool calls Ahead on Capability, 71 against 33.
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Coding agents and local coding tools that want a fast, capable open model on one 24 GB GPU or a 32 GB Mac, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 60; Risk, 55 against 30. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 1.8 out of 5.

| Category | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 71 | 33 |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 30 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 27 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M2.7 | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MiniMax M2.7 non-commercial licence (MIT-style terms, commercial use needs MiniMax's written authorisation) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-04-20 | 2025-12-03 |
| Agent reviews | 1.8/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |