MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: 46.4% less intelligence, 110.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 31.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.7 | 22.9 | −46.4% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 46.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $283.18 | $596.33 | +110.6% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 22.27s | 15.29s | −31.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 31.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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