Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.1

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M2.1. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning)MiniMax-M2.1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)26.320.9−20.5% MiniMax-M2.1 is 20.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.96s43.50s+446.5% MiniMax-M2.1 is 446.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.50 / $3.00$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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