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gpt-oss-120b (free) vs MiniMax M3
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 3/3 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.
Category leads
speed·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
gpt-oss-120b (free)
#26 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
gpt-oss-120b (free)MiniMax M3
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +22.2
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?"
gpt-oss-120b (free)
13.2
MiniMax M3
35.4
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +28.1
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.
gpt-oss-120b (free)
30.4
MiniMax M3
58.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +20.6
gpt-oss-120b (free)
23.8
MiniMax M3
44.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | gpt-oss-120b (free) | 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?" | 13.2 | 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. | 30.4 | 58.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 23.8 | 44.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $0.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | — | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |