MiniMax-M3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Which is better for the money: MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
MiniMax-M3 scores 2.7 points higher (29.2 vs 26.5) but costs 1.9× as much to run the benchmark ($538 vs $286; premium vs mid-range cost classes). Pick MiniMax-M3 when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3.5 Super VL.
| Metric | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.2 | 26.5 | −9.2% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 9.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $537.98 | $286.07 | −46.8% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 46.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.05s | 6.31s | −74.8% Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 74.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.23 / $0.57 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image |
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs MiniMax-M3: 9.2% less intelligence, 46.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 74.8% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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