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MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra
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Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 22/28 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 22 of 28 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · knowledge · coding.
Category leads
speed·MiniMax M3knowledge·MiniMax M3general·Nemotron 3 Ultracoding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·Nemotron 3 Ultramath·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M3
#124 by perf·#11 by attention
Nemotron 3 Ultra
#148 by perf·#16 by attention
Best value
MiniMax M3
1.9x better value than Nemotron 3 Ultra
MiniMax M3
66.5 pts/$
$0.75/M
Nemotron 3 Ultra
34.3 pts/$
$1.35/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
NVIDIA
$5.64T·Big Tech
Head to head
28 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M3Nemotron 3 Ultra
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +8.0
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?"
MiniMax M3
35.4
Nemotron 3 Ultra
27.4
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +9.3
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.
MiniMax M3
58.6
Nemotron 3 Ultra
49.3
Artificial Analysis · CritPt
MiniMax M3 leads by +0.6
MiniMax M3
3.7
Nemotron 3 Ultra
3.1
Artificial Analysis · GDPval
MiniMax M3 leads by +12.3
MiniMax M3
37.3
Nemotron 3 Ultra
25.0
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.2
MiniMax M3
92.9
Nemotron 3 Ultra
86.7
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam
MiniMax M3 leads by +10.6
MiniMax M3
39.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
28.4
Artificial Analysis · IFBench
MiniMax M3 leads by +1.5
MiniMax M3
82.9
Nemotron 3 Ultra
81.4
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning
MiniMax M3 leads by +3.7
MiniMax M3
83.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
79.3
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.3
MiniMax M3
29.2
Nemotron 3 Ultra
22.9
Artificial Analysis · SciCode
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.8
MiniMax M3
47.1
Nemotron 3 Ultra
40.3
Artificial Analysis · tau2-Bench Telecom
MiniMax M3 leads by +5.6
MiniMax M3
88.9
Nemotron 3 Ultra
83.3
Artificial Analysis · Terminal-Bench Hard
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.0
MiniMax M3
42.4
Nemotron 3 Ultra
36.4
Chess Puzzles
MiniMax M3 leads by +2.1
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
MiniMax M3
9.5
Nemotron 3 Ultra
7.4
Dtbench
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +18.7
MiniMax M3
64.9
Nemotron 3 Ultra
83.5
Frontiercode
MiniMax M3 leads by +1.1
MiniMax M3
14.7
Nemotron 3 Ultra
13.6
GPQA diamond
MiniMax M3 leads by +7.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
MiniMax M3
87.9
Nemotron 3 Ultra
80.5
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +13.3
MiniMax M3
60.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
46.7
LiveBench · Coding
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +3.1
MiniMax M3
68.2
Nemotron 3 Ultra
71.3
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +34.2
MiniMax M3
76.2
Nemotron 3 Ultra
42.0
LiveBench · If
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +0.7
MiniMax M3
57.5
Nemotron 3 Ultra
58.2
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M3 leads by +24.7
MiniMax M3
76.8
Nemotron 3 Ultra
52.2
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M3 leads by +22.4
MiniMax M3
77.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
54.5
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +18.2
MiniMax M3
70.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
51.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M3 leads by +36.9
MiniMax M3
74.5
Nemotron 3 Ultra
37.5
Lmca
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +3.8
MiniMax M3
39.6
Nemotron 3 Ultra
43.4
Mystery Game Puzzles
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +11.9
MiniMax M3
0.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
11.9
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Nemotron 3 Ultra leads by +15.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
MiniMax M3
71.1
Nemotron 3 Ultra
86.7
Proofbench
MiniMax M3 leads by +16.0
MiniMax M3
18.0
Nemotron 3 Ultra
2.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
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?" | 35.4 | 27.4 |
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. | 58.6 | 49.3 |
Artificial Analysis · CritPt | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Artificial Analysis · GDPval | 37.3 | 25.0 |
Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond | 92.9 | 86.7 |
Artificial Analysis · Humanity's Last Exam | 39.0 | 28.4 |
Artificial Analysis · IFBench | 82.9 | 81.4 |
Artificial Analysis · Long Context Reasoning | 83.0 | 79.3 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 29.2 | 22.9 |
Artificial Analysis · SciCode | 47.1 | 40.3 |
Artificial Analysis · tau2-Bench Telecom | 88.9 | 83.3 |
Artificial Analysis · Terminal-Bench Hard | 42.4 | 36.4 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 9.5 | 7.4 |
Dtbench | 64.9 | 83.5 |
Frontiercode | 14.7 | 13.6 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 87.9 | 80.5 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 60.0 | 46.7 |
LiveBench · Coding | 68.2 | 71.3 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 76.2 | 42.0 |
LiveBench · If | 57.5 | 58.2 |
LiveBench · Language | 76.8 | 52.2 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 77.0 | 54.5 |
LiveBench · Overall | 70.0 | 51.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 74.5 | 37.5 |
Lmca | 39.6 | 43.4 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 0.0 | 11.9 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 71.1 | 86.7 |
Proofbench | 18.0 | 2.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 | |
| $0.50 | $2.20 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $9.25 |
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