GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) by OpenAI or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium)
MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium): 3.0% less intelligence, 20.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 301.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 29.2 | −3.0% MiniMax-M3 is 3.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $446.53 | $537.98 | +20.5% MiniMax-M3 is 20.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.06s | 24.32s | +301.3% MiniMax-M3 is 301.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- 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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