MiniMax-M3
By MiniMax · released 2026-06-01 (6 weeks) · snapshot 2026-07-17
- Intelligence index
- 44.40
- Cost to run the AA index
- $204
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.30 / $1.20
- End-to-end time
- 31.9s
Is MiniMax-M3 on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
On the Pareto frontier
Yes. Nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run.
The daily check URL below returns 409 the day that changes.
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
MiniMax-M3 today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: minimax-m3.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
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- MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-5.6 Luna (high)
- MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-5.6 Sol (low)
- MiniMax-M3 vs Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
- MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)
- MiniMax-M3 vs Grok 4.5 (high)
What the MiniMax-M3 release did to the frontier on 2026-06-01
1 of 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (MiniMax-M3). Impact 0.06, #33 of 34 releases this past year.
Should you use MiniMax-M3?
Should you use MiniMax-M3?
Yes, for the money: nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run, so it sits on the value frontier.
What is better and cheaper than MiniMax-M3?
Nothing: no live model under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper.
How much does MiniMax-M3 cost?
$0.30/$1.20 in/out per 1M tokens, and $204 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is MiniMax-M3 on the Pareto frontier?
Yes: MiniMax-M3 is on the intelligence-vs-cost Pareto frontier.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where MiniMax-M3 is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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