GPT-6 Luna (Max) vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Luna (Max) by OpenAI or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (Max)
MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-6 Luna (Max): 23.4% less intelligence, 340.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 67.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Luna (Max) | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.1 | 29.2 | −23.4% MiniMax-M3 is 23.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $122.05 | $537.98 | +340.8% MiniMax-M3 is 4.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 82.02s | 26.74s | −67.4% MiniMax-M3 is 67.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Luna (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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