MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (high)

Recommended model GPT-5.6 Luna (high)

It has the best score here (7.6), while costing about 1.7x less than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.6 Luna GPT-5.6 Luna high Release: 2026-07-09

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.6 Luna GPT-5.6 Luna high Release: 2026-07-09
Score	7.5	7.6
Rank	#84	#78
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.0	8.5
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	62.1%	69.7%
Flaky tests	5	4
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.724	6.100
Total Cost	$0.300	$0.179
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$0.200 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	121,996	80,927
Output Tokens	90,051	5,088
Reasoning Tokens	185,731	130,227
Response Time (avg)	75.15s	16.49s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	111.09s
Response Time (total)	1578.24s	362.78s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	~400B total (~17B 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-5.6 Luna	8.3	10.0	75.0%	0		2.99s	606	162	1,265

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-5.6 Luna	5.5	4.7	55.6%	2		15.63s	7,302	510	17,746

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-5.6 Luna	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		19.05s	57,719	3,366	8,005

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-5.6 Luna	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.18s	7,140	234	470

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-5.6 Luna	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		62.87s	732	69	75,712

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-5.6 Luna	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		3.65s	477	117	563

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-5.6 Luna	9.9	10.0	100.0%	0		1.79s	660	97	481

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-5.6 Luna	7.6	7.2	77.8%	1		14.55s	642	242	18,281

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-5.6 Luna	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.98s	5,454	260	324

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-5.6 Luna	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		17.00s	195	31	7,380

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