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GPT-5.1-Codex vs MiniMax M3
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Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 4/8 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 4 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · knowledge.
Category leads
coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·GPT-5.1-Codexmath·GPT-5.1-Codexknowledge·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-5.1-Codex
#27 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M3
7.7x better value than GPT-5.1-Codex
GPT-5.1-Codex
12.2 pts/$
$5.63/M
MiniMax M3
93.3 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-5.1-CodexMiniMax M3
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.7
GPT-5.1-Codex
53.3
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex leads by +3.6
GPT-5.1-Codex
71.8
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +15.4
GPT-5.1-Codex
60.8
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.1-Codex leads by +5.9
GPT-5.1-Codex
63.4
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M3 leads by +7.4
GPT-5.1-Codex
69.5
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GPT-5.1-Codex leads by +2.6
GPT-5.1-Codex
79.6
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +1.4
GPT-5.1-Codex
68.6
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
GPT-5.1-Codex leads by +7.5
GPT-5.1-Codex
82.0
MiniMax M3
74.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 53.3 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 71.8 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 60.8 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 63.4 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 69.5 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 79.6 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 68.6 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 82.0 | 74.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |