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GLM 5 vs MiniMax M3
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Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 6/10 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 6 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · coding · reasoning.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M3coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·MiniMax M3math·GLM 5knowledge·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5
#79 by perf·#27 by attention
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M3
2.1x better value than GLM 5
GLM 5
44.5 pts/$
$1.26/M
MiniMax M3
93.3 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
z-ai
private · undisclosed
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5MiniMax M3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +70.5
GLM 5
1434.5
MiniMax M3
1504.9
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
GLM 5 leads by +9.1
GLM 5
1457.3
MiniMax M3
1448.2
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +5.0
GLM 5
55.0
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
GLM 5 leads by +5.4
GLM 5
73.6
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +8.3
GLM 5
67.9
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M3 leads by +2.2
GLM 5
55.3
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
GLM 5 leads by +0.7
GLM 5
77.5
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 5 leads by +6.5
GLM 5
83.5
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +1.2
GLM 5
68.8
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M3 leads by +5.4
GLM 5
69.1
MiniMax M3
74.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1434.5 | 1504.9 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1457.3 | 1448.2 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 73.6 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 67.9 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 55.3 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 77.5 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.5 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 68.8 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 69.1 | 74.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.60 | $1.92 | 203K tokens (~101 books) | $9.30 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |