Gemini 2.5 Pro vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3
MiniMax-M3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 81.4% more intelligence, 34.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 6.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 29.2 | +81.4% MiniMax-M3 is 81.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $537.98 | −34.6% MiniMax-M3 is 34.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.19s | 25.47s | −6.3% MiniMax-M3 is 6.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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