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MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna

Summary

MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (medium) benchmark comparison: The average score is effectively tied at 7.6 vs 7.6. MiniMax M3 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.131 vs $0.258. GPT-5.6 Luna (medium) is faster at 6.70s vs 68.17s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 63.5%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.6 Luna (medium) - It has the best score here (7.6), while responding about 10.2x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-09

Metric MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01 GPT-5.6 Luna GPT-5.6 Luna medium Release: 2026-07-09
Score 7.6 7.6
Rank #51 #54
Reliability 9.6 10.0
Consistency 7.9 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 63.5%
Flaky tests 5 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 1.187 1.978
Total Cost $0.131 $0.258
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $1.200 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 46,546 35,699
Output Tokens 49,036 2,148
Reasoning Tokens 92,543 34,740
Response Time (avg) 68.17s 6.70s
Response Time (max) 431.03s 29.85s
Response Time (total) 1363.38s 140.62s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#51 MiniMax M3

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

#54 GPT-5.6 Luna

medium
Cost
$0.014
Time
14.6s
Tokens
2,362 tok

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Category Breakdown

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 2.52s 606 160 987
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 5.4 7.2 44.4% 1 10.38s 7,302 564 9,928
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 65.30s 14,760 1,306 6,253
GPT-5.6 Luna 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.53s 12,500 375 1,354
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 1.95s 7,140 234 324
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3 5.5 9.3 33.3% 0 233.13s 869 16,254 19,070
GPT-5.6 Luna 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 17.37s 723 68 16,531
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 5.1 10.0 0.0% 0 4.34s 477 112 496
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 2.38s 660 95 393
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 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 4.04s 642 255 2,104
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 6.02s 5,454 256 244
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 6.64s 195 29 2,379

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