MiniMax M3 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 Flash (low)

Compared models

Recommended model GLM 5.3 Flash (low)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 7.2x less than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash low Release: 2026-08-26

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash low Release: 2026-08-26
Score	6.7	6.6
Rank	#180	#184
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.1	8.5
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	59.4%	58.0%
Flaky tests	5	4
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	3.381	0.338
Total Cost	$0.372	$0.052
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$0.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	166,517	255,173
Output Tokens	107,386	9,891
Reasoning Tokens	217,548	17,277
Response Time (avg)	77.03s	11.82s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	90.45s
Response Time (total)	1694.74s	271.92s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	320B total (18B active)
Availability	Weights available	Open source

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

medium

low

Category:

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		59.70s	137,622	692	2,740

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	8.7	7.9	91.7%	1		2.14s	639	279	279

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	5.4	7.2	44.4%	1		10.38s	7,317	398	3,973

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	3.8	5.8	33.3%	1		54.70s	92,771	7,434	6,825

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		2.39s	7,149	295	143

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		7.93s	759	36	2,503

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		1.68s	498	124	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
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.65s	678	72	107

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	7.8	9.6	66.7%	0		2.67s	672	289	369

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
GLM 5.3 Flash	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		17.00s	6,861	231	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
GLM 5.3 Flash	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		4.54s	207	41	338

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