Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
MiniMax M2 vs Step 3.5 Flash
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Step 3.5 Flash wins on 7/7 benchmarks
Step 3.5 Flash wins 7 of 7 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · math · knowledge.
Category leads
arena·Step 3.5 Flashmath·Step 3.5 Flashknowledge·Step 3.5 Flashlanguage·Step 3.5 Flashcoding·Step 3.5 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2
#19 by perf·no signal
Step 3.5 Flash
#9 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
Step 3.5 Flash
3.5x better value than MiniMax M2
MiniMax M2
110.8 pts/$
$0.63/M
Step 3.5 Flash
384.5 pts/$
$0.20/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
StepFun
$5.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
7 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2Step 3.5 Flash
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +44.8
MiniMax M2
1346.6
Step 3.5 Flash
1391.4
OpenCompass · AIME2025
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +16.6
MiniMax M2
79.1
Step 3.5 Flash
95.7
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +5.0
MiniMax M2
78.7
Step 3.5 Flash
83.7
OpenCompass · HLE
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +8.2
MiniMax M2
13.4
Step 3.5 Flash
21.6
OpenCompass · IFEval
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +3.0
MiniMax M2
90.2
Step 3.5 Flash
93.2
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +9.9
MiniMax M2
74.0
Step 3.5 Flash
83.9
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro
Step 3.5 Flash leads by +1.9
MiniMax M2
81.6
Step 3.5 Flash
83.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2 | Step 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1346.6 | 1391.4 |
OpenCompass · AIME2025 | 79.1 | 95.7 |
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond | 78.7 | 83.7 |
OpenCompass · HLE | 13.4 | 21.6 |
OpenCompass · IFEval | 90.2 | 93.2 |
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6 | 74.0 | 83.9 |
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro | 81.6 | 83.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.26 | $1.00 | 197K tokens (~98 books) | $4.41 | |
| $0.10 | $0.30 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $1.50 |