LongCat 2.0 vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: LongCat 2.0 by LongCat 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 LongCat 2.0: 52.9% more intelligence, 1.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 28.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | LongCat 2.0 | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 19.1 | 29.2 | +52.9% MiniMax-M3 is 52.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $544.74 | $537.98 | −1.2% MiniMax-M3 is 1.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 35.51s | 25.47s | −28.3% MiniMax-M3 is 28.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $2.95 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- LongCat 2.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- 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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