MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.4 Nano (medium)

Recommended model GPT-5.4 Nano (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 2.1x less than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.4 Nano GPT-5.4 Nano medium Release: 2026-03-17

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.4 Nano GPT-5.4 Nano medium Release: 2026-03-17
Score	7.5	7.5
Rank	#84	#82
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.0	8.5
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	62.1%	65.2%
Flaky tests	5	4
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.724	1.179
Total Cost	$0.300	$0.142
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$0.200 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$1.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	121,996	82,828
Output Tokens	90,051	7,100
Reasoning Tokens	185,731	92,781
Response Time (avg)	75.15s	13.32s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	94.06s
Response Time (total)	1578.24s	292.97s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	~120B total (~5B active)
Availability	Weights available	Closed

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

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Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	5.5	3.7	66.7%	3		14.95s	2,526	874	3,414
GPT-5.4 Nano	8.3	10.0	75.0%	0		4.52s	606	683	2,254

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	6.1	6.5	55.6%	1		144.74s	5,804	6,223	32,667
GPT-5.4 Nano	6.1	4.7	66.7%	2		19.12s	7,305	516	20,778

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		138.24s	90,204	30,186	87,263
GPT-5.4 Nano	9.9	10.0	100.0%	0		32.24s	59,730	4,435	19,221

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		14.92s	8,088	514	3,164
GPT-5.4 Nano	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.54s	7,140	234	516

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	3.2	9.3	0.0%	0		234.97s	875	28,389	31,248
GPT-5.4 Nano	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		38.72s	628	60	46,084

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	5.1	3.4	33.3%	1		33.25s	954	2,487	2,523
GPT-5.4 Nano	4.5	10.0	0.0%	0		4.15s	477	179	443

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		6.14s	1,623	103	920
GPT-5.4 Nano	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		1.88s	660	95	521

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	7.9	9.9	66.7%	0		49.91s	2,079	11,946	13,761
GPT-5.4 Nano	4.1	7.2	22.2%	1		3.79s	642	594	1,408

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.91s	9,168	281	555
GPT-5.4 Nano	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.71s	5,445	234	382

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		100.80s	675	9,048	10,216
GPT-5.4 Nano	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		4.81s	195	70	1,174

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