MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Compared models

Recommended model GPT-5.6 Sol

It has the best score here (6.7), while responding about 16.7x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol none Release: 2026-07-09

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol none Release: 2026-07-09
Score	6.7	6.7
Rank	#180	#183
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.1	9.1
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	59.4%	60.9%
Flaky tests	5	3
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	3.381	6.619
Total Cost	$0.372	$0.472
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$2.000 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	166,517	207,852
Output Tokens	107,386	5,555
Reasoning Tokens	217,548	0
Response Time (avg)	77.03s	4.61s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	58.28s
Response Time (total)	1694.74s	105.93s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	~2T total (~150B active)
Availability	Weights available	Closed

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 M3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		116.50s	44,521	17,335	31,817
GPT-5.6 Sol	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		58.28s	129,250	1,198	0

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 Sol	8.3	10.0	75.0%	0		1.27s	606	154	0

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 Sol	5.5	10.0	33.3%	0		1.39s	7,302	390	0

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 Sol	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		8.37s	55,394	2,881	0

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 Sol	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.53s	7,140	222	0

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 Sol	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		1.44s	732	54	0

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 Sol	6.5	3.4	66.7%	1		1.52s	477	91	0

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 Sol	8.5	6.8	83.3%	1		1.33s	660	84	0

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 Sol	7.7	10.0	66.7%	0		1.49s	642	211	0

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 Sol	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.70s	5,454	246	0

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 Sol	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.95s	195	24	0

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