MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (low)

Recommended model GPT-5.6 Terra (low)

It has the best score here (7.5), while responding about 13.8x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra low Release: 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	7.5	7.5
Rank	#84	#83
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.0	7.9
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	62.1%	74.2%
Flaky tests	5	6
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.724	3.954
Total Cost	$0.300	$0.420
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$2.000 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$12.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	121,996	80,304
Output Tokens	90,051	4,714
Reasoning Tokens	185,731	16,872
Response Time (avg)	75.15s	5.45s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	19.85s
Response Time (total)	1578.24s	119.83s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	~1T total (~60B active)
Availability	Weights available	Closed

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

medium

low

Category:

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		138.24s	90,204	30,186	87,263
GPT-5.6 Terra	8.7	6.9	83.3%	1		9.68s	57,088	3,083	1,617

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	3.2	9.3	0.0%	0		234.97s	875	28,389	31,248
GPT-5.6 Terra	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		9.34s	732	72	4,489

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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