MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs Z.ai: GLM 5

GLM 5 (medium) leads on average score with 7.7 vs 7.6. MiniMax M3 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.286 vs $0.307. GLM 5 (medium) is faster at 33.54s vs 74.98s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 78.8%.

Recommended modelGLM 5 (medium)It has the best score here (7.7), while responding about 2.2x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-25

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	GLM 5 GLM 5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score	7.6	7.7
Rank	#54	#49
Reliability	9.7	10.0
Consistency	8.0	8.1
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	66.7%	78.8%
Flaky tests	5	4
Total Runs	66	63
Cost per result	2.376	1.668
Total Cost	$0.286	$0.307
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$0.950 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$2.551 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	121,990	35,224
Output Tokens	77,916	21,570
Reasoning Tokens	173,553	102,996
Response Time (avg)	74.98s	33.54s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	99.85s
Response Time (total)	1574.56s	435.99s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#54 MiniMax M3

medium

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

#49 GLM 5

medium

Cost: $0.005
Time: 20.7s
Tokens: 2,068 tok

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Category Breakdown

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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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		23.66s	555	480	7,056

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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		74.30s	7,254	2,997	52,930

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	5.0	5.0	50.0%	0		28.96s	12,804	662	3,242

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	7.1	5.6	83.3%	1		8.90s	5,508	567	3,734

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
GLM 5	3.5	4.4	33.3%	2		0ms	260	13,176	14,137

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	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		14.69s	477	2,020	2,248

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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.25s	636	1,001	2,129

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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.33s	609	33	4,076

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	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		15.93s	6,935	233	994

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	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		67.37s	186	401	12,450

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