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MiniMax M2.7 vs MiniMax M3
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
MiniMax M3 wins on 10/14 benchmarks
MiniMax M3 wins 10 of 14 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · arena · coding.
Category leads
speed·MiniMax M3arena·MiniMax M3coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·MiniMax M3language·MiniMax M2.7math·MiniMax M2.7knowledge·MiniMax M3general·MiniMax M3
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
MiniMax M2.7
#120 by perf·#11 by attention
MiniMax M3
#124 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
MiniMax M2.7
1.4x better value than MiniMax M3
MiniMax M2.7
96.2 pts/$
$0.53/M
MiniMax M3
66.5 pts/$
$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
14 benchmarks · 2 models
MiniMax M2.7MiniMax M3
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +9.8
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 M2.7
25.6
MiniMax M3
35.4
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.0
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 M2.7
52.6
MiniMax M3
58.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +8.9
MiniMax M2.7
38.1
MiniMax M3
29.2
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +85.1
MiniMax M2.7
1397.0
MiniMax M3
1482.0
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +25.1
MiniMax M2.7
1415.0
MiniMax M3
1440.1
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +10.0
MiniMax M2.7
50.0
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +13.3
MiniMax M2.7
54.9
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M3 leads by +19.8
MiniMax M2.7
56.3
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +3.6
MiniMax M2.7
61.1
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M3 leads by +10.1
MiniMax M2.7
66.8
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +3.6
MiniMax M2.7
80.5
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M3 leads by +6.5
MiniMax M2.7
63.5
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +0.3
MiniMax M2.7
74.8
MiniMax M3
74.5
Proofbench
MiniMax M3 leads by +15.0
MiniMax M2.7
3.0
MiniMax M3
18.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | MiniMax M2.7 | 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?" | 25.6 | 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. | 52.6 | 58.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 38.1 | 29.2 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1397.0 | 1482.0 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1415.0 | 1440.1 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 50.0 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 54.9 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 56.3 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 61.1 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 66.8 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 80.5 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 63.5 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 74.8 | 74.5 |
Proofbench | 3.0 | 18.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.21 | $0.84 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $3.67 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |