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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs MiniMax M3
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Gemini 3.5 Flash wins on 5/5 benchmarks
Gemini 3.5 Flash wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · arena.
Category leads
speed·Gemini 3.5 Flasharena·Gemini 3.5 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 3.5 Flash
#44 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M3
7.8x better value than Gemini 3.5 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash
11.9 pts/$
$5.25/M
MiniMax M3
93.3 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax M3
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by +2.1
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
Gemini 3.5 Flash
37.5
MiniMax M3
35.4
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by +11.6
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
Gemini 3.5 Flash
70.1
MiniMax M3
58.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by +5.8
Gemini 3.5 Flash
50.2
MiniMax M3
44.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by +0.6
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1505.5
MiniMax M3
1504.9
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads by +28.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash
1476.3
MiniMax M3
1448.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?" | 37.5 | 35.4 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads. | 70.1 | 58.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 50.2 | 44.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1505.5 | 1504.9 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1476.3 | 1448.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.50 | $9.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $33.75 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |