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Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) vs MiniMax M3 (medium)

MiniMax M3 (medium) leads on average score with 7.5 vs 7.4. Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.185 vs $0.300. Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) is faster at 6.51s vs 75.15s, with pass rates of 75.8% vs 62.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-20

Rank
#97
Total Output Tokens
40,776
Response Time (avg)
6.51s
Total Cost
$0.185
Rank
#84
Total Output Tokens
275,782
Response Time (avg)
75.15s
Total Cost
$0.300
Recommended model Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.4 vs 7.5), while costing about 1.6x less than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview low Release: 2025-12-17 MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01
Score 7.4 7.5
Rank #97 #84
Reliability 10.0 9.7
Consistency 9.2 8.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 75.8% 62.1%
Flaky tests 2 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.152 2.724
Total Cost $0.185 $0.300
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,687 121,996
Output Tokens 9,572 90,051
Reasoning Tokens 31,204 185,731
Response Time (avg) 6.51s 75.15s
Response Time (max) 17.13s 431.03s
Response Time (total) 143.12s 1578.24s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) 428B total (23B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#97 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
12.1s
Tokens
2,289 tok

#84 MiniMax M3

medium
Cost
$0.012
Time
154.4s
Tokens
10,018 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 5.8 7.2 44.4% 1 6.00s 8,122 456 7,421
MiniMax M3 6.1 6.5 55.6% 1 144.74s 5,804 6,223 32,667

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