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| 2 models | MiniMaxAIMiniMax-M3Remove × | stepfun-aiStep-5-PreviewRemove × |
|---|---|---|
| What’s different | MiniMax-M3 is a native multimodal model with 1M context. It has ~428B parameters and ~23B activated parameters. | 600B total and 27B active parameters; accepts images and video, with FP8 and BF16 weights for deployment. |
| Date | Jun 1, 2026Released | Sep 18, 2026Released |
API prices USD · provider configuration shown below | ||
| Listed rate | $0.28 in / $1.10 out/ 1M tokensdeepinfra · via Hugging Face · all routes ↗ | $1.00 in / $2.70 out/ 1M tokensDeepInfra · all routes ↗ |
| Provider endpoints | 7 endpoints → | 6 endpoints → |
Benchmarks Each result retains its evaluation configuration | ||
| AA Intelligence ↗4.3.2 | 29.22 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 43.73 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| AA-Briefcase ↗1.1 | 1,090.37 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 1,424.32 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| GDPval-AA ↗2.1 | 1,242.47 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 1,586.63 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| AutomationBench-AA ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 21.25% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 50.96% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 · AA ↗ | 2.02% ↗Effort not specifiedHarness unreportedIndependent result | 33.33% ↗Effort not specifiedHarness unreportedIndependent result |
| SciCode ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 47.11% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent result | 58.91% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent result |
| Humanity’s Last Exam ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 38.97% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 46.48% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| GDP.pdf ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 9.8% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 14.8% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| CritPt ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 3.71% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent result | 20.86% ↗AA · Under reviewEffort not specifiedIndependent result |
| AA-Omniscience ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection | 1.35 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 16.38 ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| AA-LCR ↗1.1 | 83% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result | 88.33% ↗Effort not specifiedIndependent result |
| LiveBench ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 62.01% ↗Effort: max · single run · equal mean of 7 suitesIndependent result |
| LiveBench Design ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 76.9% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Research ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 72.8% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Browser Use ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 24% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Coding ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 85.6% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Agentic ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 27.5% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Data Analysis ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 63.5% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
| LiveBench Reasoning ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02) | Not reported | 83.8% ↗Effort: max · single runIndependent result |
Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured output | Supported | Supported |
| Image input | Supported | Supported |
| Video input | Not reported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Prompt caching | Not reported | Supported |
| Open weights | Supported | Supported |