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Comparison of MiniMax-M3, MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1, MiniMax: MiniMax M2
3 modelsMiniMaxAIMiniMax-M3Remove ×minimaxMiniMax: MiniMax M2.1Remove ×minimaxMiniMax: MiniMax M2Remove ×
What’s differentMiniMax-M3 is a native multimodal model with 1M context. It has ~428B parameters and ~23B activated parameters.MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a…MiniMax-M2 is a compact, high-efficiency large language model optimized for end-to-end coding and agentic workflows. With 10 billion activated parameters (230 billion total), it delivers near-frontier…
DateJun 1, 2026ReleasedDec 23, 2025ListedOct 23, 2025Listed
Listed rate$0.28 in / $1.10 out/ 1M tokensdeepinfra · via Hugging Face · all routes ↗$0.30 in / $1.20 out/ 1M tokensMinimax · via OpenRouter · all routes ↗minimax/fp8 · quantization=fp8$0.255 in / $1.02 out/ 1M tokensMinimax · via OpenRouter · all routes ↗minimax/fp8 · quantization=fp8
Provider endpoints7 endpoints →3 endpoints →3 endpoints →
AA Intelligence ↗4.3.229.22 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
AA-Briefcase ↗1.11,090.37 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
GDPval-AA ↗2.11,242.47 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
AutomationBench-AA ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection21.25% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
Terminal-Bench 4.0 · AA ↗2.02% ↗Effort not specifiedHarness unreportedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
SciCode ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection47.11% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
Humanity’s Last Exam ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection38.97% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
GDP.pdf ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection9.8% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
CritPt ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection3.71% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
AA-Omniscience ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection1.35 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
AA-LCR ↗1.183% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent resultNot reportedNot reported
Context window1M204.8K204.8K
Max output—131.1K131.1K
Parameters———
Tool callingSupportedSupportedSupported
Structured outputSupportedSupportedSupported
Image inputSupportedNot reportedNot reported
ReasoningSupportedSupportedSupported
Prompt cachingNot reportedSupportedNot reported
Open weightsSupportedSupportedSupported

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