Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta by Sapiens AI or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta
MiniMax-M3 vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta: 21.3% less intelligence, 121.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 57.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.0 | 18.9 | −21.3% MiniMax-M3 is 21.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $396.84 | $878.03 | +121.3% MiniMax-M3 is 2.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.07s | 19.01s | +57.5% MiniMax-M3 is 57.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.30 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 46.30 for $389.
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
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