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MiniMax M2.5 vs MiniMax M3
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Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 8/10 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 8 of 10 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · coding · reasoning.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M3coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·MiniMax M3math·MiniMax M2.5knowledge·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.5
#86 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M2.5
1.1x better value than MiniMax M3
MiniMax M2.5
105.0 pts/$
$0.53/M
MiniMax M3
93.3 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
10 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax M3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +123.0
MiniMax M2.5
1382.0
MiniMax M3
1504.9
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +57.6
MiniMax M2.5
1390.6
MiniMax M3
1448.2
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +8.3
MiniMax M2.5
51.7
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +2.5
MiniMax M2.5
70.7
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +26.6
MiniMax M2.5
49.6
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M3 leads by +0.3
MiniMax M2.5
57.2
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M3 leads by +21.7
MiniMax M2.5
55.1
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +0.5
MiniMax M2.5
77.4
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +9.9
MiniMax M2.5
60.1
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M3 leads by +15.2
MiniMax M2.5
59.3
MiniMax M3
74.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2.5 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1382.0 | 1504.9 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1390.6 | 1448.2 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 51.7 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 70.7 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 49.6 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 57.2 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 55.1 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 77.4 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 60.1 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 59.3 | 74.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.15 | $0.90 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $3.38 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |