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GLM 5 vs MiniMax M3
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Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 9/15 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 9 of 15 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · arena · knowledge.
Category leads
agentic·MiniMax M3arena·MiniMax M3knowledge·MiniMax M3coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·MiniMax M3math·GLM 5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GLM 5
#79 by perf·#3 by attention
MiniMax M3
#124 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
MiniMax M3
1.5x better value than GLM 5
GLM 5
43.7 pts/$
$1.26/M
MiniMax M3
66.5 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
z-ai
private · undisclosed
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
15 benchmarks · 2 models
GLM 5MiniMax M3
APEX-Agents
MiniMax M3 leads by +20.5
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
GLM 5
17.2
MiniMax M3
37.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +48.0
GLM 5
1434.0
MiniMax M3
1482.0
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
GLM 5 leads by +17.5
GLM 5
1457.6
MiniMax M3
1440.1
Chess Puzzles
MiniMax M3 leads by +4.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
GLM 5
5.3
MiniMax M3
9.5
GPQA diamond
MiniMax M3 leads by +4.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GLM 5
83.8
MiniMax M3
87.9
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +5.0
GLM 5
55.0
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
GLM 5 leads by +5.4
GLM 5
73.6
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +8.3
GLM 5
67.9
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M3 leads by +2.2
GLM 5
55.3
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
GLM 5 leads by +0.7
GLM 5
77.5
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GLM 5 leads by +6.5
GLM 5
83.5
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +1.2
GLM 5
68.8
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M3 leads by +5.4
GLM 5
69.1
MiniMax M3
74.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GLM 5 leads by +8.9
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GLM 5
80.0
MiniMax M3
71.1
SimpleBench
GLM 5 leads by +8.9
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
GLM 5
43.8
MiniMax M3
35.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GLM 5 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 17.2 | 37.7 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1434.0 | 1482.0 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1457.6 | 1440.1 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 5.3 | 9.5 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 83.8 | 87.9 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 73.6 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 67.9 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 55.3 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 77.5 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.5 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 68.8 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 69.1 | 74.5 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 80.0 | 71.1 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 43.8 | 35.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.60 | $1.92 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $9.30 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |
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