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MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra

Summary

MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (low) benchmark comparison: GPT-5.6 Terra (low) leads on average score with 7.7 vs 7.6. MiniMax M3 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.131 vs $0.343. GPT-5.6 Terra (low) is faster at 4.88s vs 68.17s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 74.6%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.6 Terra (low) - It has the best score here (7.7), while responding about 14.0x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-09

Metric MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01 GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra low Release: 2026-07-09
Score 7.6 7.7
Rank #51 #47
Reliability 9.6 10.0
Consistency 7.9 8.1
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 74.6%
Flaky tests 5 5
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 1.187 2.637
Total Cost $0.131 $0.343
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Output Price $1.200 / 1M $15.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 46,546 34,226
Output Tokens 49,036 1,943
Reasoning Tokens 92,543 15,201
Response Time (avg) 68.17s 4.88s
Response Time (max) 431.03s 19.85s
Response Time (total) 1363.38s 102.53s

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

#47 GPT-5.6 Terra

low
Cost
$0.034
Time
16.8s
Tokens
2,348 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 Terra 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 2.36s 606 171 602
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 Terra 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 9.56s 7,302 429 6,821
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 Terra 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.07s 11,019 312 349
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 Terra 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 919ms 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 5.5 9.3 33.3% 0 233.13s 869 16,254 19,070
GPT-5.6 Terra 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 8.34s 723 72 4,086
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 Terra 4.8 3.2 33.3% 1 3.52s 477 105 249
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 Terra 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.48s 660 87 134
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 Terra 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.46s 642 259 1,506
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 Terra 4.7 1.6 66.7% 1 6.69s 5,462 257 226
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 Terra 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.95s 195 29 1,228

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