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#85

MiniMax M3

Minimax Release: 2026-06-01 Tested on: 2026-08-14 01:38 minimax/minimax-m3::medium
428B total (23B active)MoEWeights available

Summary

MiniMax M3 scores 7.5 on AI BENCHY and ranks #85. It has 9.7 reliability, a 62.1% pass rate, $0.300 total cost, and 75.15s average response time.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Reported
Parameters
428B total (23B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Weights available
License
MiniMax Community
Parameter source Availability source

Score

7.5

Consistency

8.0

Reliability

9.7

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.300

Total Output Tokens

275,782

Total Input Tokens

121,996

Input Price

$0.300 / 1M

Output Price

$1.200 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 11

Attempt pass rate: 62.1%

Flaky tests

5

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

75.15s

Response Time (max): 431.03s

Response Time (total): 1578.24s

Wrong answer: 4 Timed out: 3 Did not follow instructions: 2 Extra formatting: 1 No answer: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#85 MiniMax M3

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

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 01:38 Re-test 7.5 9.7 $0.300 Current run
2026-07-16 21:24 New test added 7.6 9.7 $0.286 Compare
2026-06-04 13:10 New test added 7.1 9.6 $0.131 Compare
2026-06-01 10:53 Initial run 7.3 9.6 $0.120 Compare

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Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price
2026-08-14 12:51 $0.300 / 1M $1.200 / 1M

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 5.5 3.7
Coding 6.1 6.5
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 3.2 9.3
General Intelligence 5.1 3.4
Instructions following 9.8 10.0
Puzzle Solving 7.9 9.9
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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