MiniMax M2.7 (medium) vs MiniMax M3 (medium)

Compared models

Recommended model MiniMax M3 (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (6.7) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Metric	MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax M2.7 medium Release: 2026-03-18	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01

Metric	MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax M2.7 medium Release: 2026-03-18	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01
Score	5.0	6.7
Rank	#310	#185
Reliability	10.0	9.7
Consistency	6.4	8.1
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	44.9%	59.4%
Flaky tests	10	5
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	5.279	3.381
Total Cost	$0.326	$0.422
Input Price	$0.210 / 1M	$0.300 / 1M
Output Price	$0.840 / 1M	$1.200 / 1M
Cache Read Price	$0.042 / 1M	$0.060 / 1M
Cache Write Price	N/A	N/A
Total Input Tokens	277,130	166,517
Output Tokens	45,188	107,386
Reasoning Tokens	129,163	217,548
Response Time (avg)	50.32s	77.03s
Response Time (max)	198.82s	431.03s
Response Time (total)	1107.03s	1694.74s
Parameters	230B total (10B active)	428B total (23B active)
Availability	Weights available	Weights available

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

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

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Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	4.7	3.1	33.3%	1		198.82s	162,603	26,630	17
MiniMax M3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		116.50s	44,521	17,335	31,817

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	7.9	6.3	83.3%	2		40.32s	654	3,010	17,716
MiniMax M3	5.5	3.7	66.7%	3		14.95s	2,526	874	3,414

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	5.7	9.1	33.3%	0		101.89s	2,961	1,231	38,841
MiniMax M3	6.1	6.5	55.6%	1		144.74s	5,804	6,223	32,667

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	3.8	1.6	50.0%	2		72.12s	94,380	9,946	33,704
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		138.24s	90,204	30,186	87,263

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	6.3	5.8	66.7%	1		21.95s	7,152	187	5,882
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		14.92s	8,088	514	3,164

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		39.70s	254	8	12,906
MiniMax M3	3.2	9.3	0.0%	0		234.97s	875	28,389	31,248

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	3.9	2.5	33.3%	1		38.70s	486	92	5,204
MiniMax M3	5.1	3.4	33.3%	1		33.25s	954	2,487	2,523

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		12.80s	687	350	2,600
MiniMax M3	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		6.14s	1,623	103	920

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		24.87s	675	362	7,840
MiniMax M3	7.9	9.9	66.7%	0		49.91s	2,079	11,946	13,761

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	4.7	1.6	66.7%	1		12.05s	7,067	304	1,001
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.91s	9,168	281	555

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.7	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		22.77s	211	3,068	3,452
MiniMax M3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		100.80s	675	9,048	10,216

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