Enter opens the highlighted result. Esc closes.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.7

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads MiniMax M2.7 on coding, 49.0 to 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and MiniMax M2.7 costs 2.1x less per output token ($1.20 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 58 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Replace MiniMax M2.7
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Coding
49.0
Overall
49.8
Output $/M
$2.50
40
MiniMax M2.7MiniMax
Coding
36.2
Overall
44.5
Output $/M
$1.20
17
vs boards won of 58 shared, 1 tied

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.7: which to pick

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for coding: it scores 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 36.2 for MiniMax M2.7.

Pick MiniMax M2.7 for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($1.20 vs $2.50 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or LiveCodeBench (Vals AI), where it leads.

Model AGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle49.0/1003 independent benchmarks$0.41 per solved taskModel BMiniMax M2.7MiniMax36.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved task
Shared results
58
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
27
MiniMax M2.7 only
16
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks, MiniMax M2.7 36.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
General, 8.0 points apart on average over 19 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: Japanese: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 1426 against MiniMax M2.7 1260, 27.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 against MiniMax M2.7 $1.20 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
Context window
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, MiniMax M2.7 205K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash LiteBarsMiniMax M2.7Ties
Coding851 tie
Intelligence02
Agentic work41
Reasoning15
Math21
Knowledge81
General172
All shared boards40171 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index85
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
LMArena WebDev14351399Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
AA Coding Index49.352.6MiniMax M2.7
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.0%79.9%MiniMax M2.7
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)75.0%73.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)37.2%11.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Code migration (Vals AI)6.2%8.7%MiniMax M2.7
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%0.0%Tie
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)50.2%48.7%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
CyberBench (Vals AI)59.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SciCode41.3%50.1%MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured39.4%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-BenchNot measured45.1%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
WeirdML39.0%37.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
ALE-Bench765.3599.3Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: coding14531454MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: software and IT14511446Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena WebDev: React14081388Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1401Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena WebDev: from an image1448Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SciCode6.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AA Intelligence Index22.222.8MiniMax M2.7
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9145.8MiniMax M2.7
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index41
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AA Agentic Index14.315.3MiniMax M2.7
Finance Agent (Vals AI)47.4%27.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)7.2%6.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)13.9%10.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)43.2%28.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured84.8%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
APEX-Agents29.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
GPQA Diamond83.8%86.6%MiniMax M2.7
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)83.6%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)83.8%87.4%MiniMax M2.7
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)18.8%29.6%MiniMax M2.7
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)83.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI-210.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Chess puzzles21.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Mystery game puzzles19.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14411422Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: expert14341443MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14401441MiniMax M2.7
LMArena Vision: diagrams1284Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: homework1291Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
AIMENot measured91.0%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
OTIS Mock AIME71.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 326.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
FrontierMath, tier 40.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ProofBench13.0%3.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: math14341421Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331437MiniMax M2.7
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index81
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
MMLU Pro85.8%80.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LegalBench (Vals AI)84.1%84.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured60.9%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)60.7%61.2%MiniMax M2.7
TaxEval (Vals AI)72.6%66.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MortgageTax (Vals AI)68.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
MedCode (Vals AI)43.5%34.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: science14511416Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14381409Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: legal and government14311403Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: business and finance14231407Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
FACTS Benchmark Suite53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1243Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1210Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1209Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1195Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1137Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1136Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index172
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)51.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SAGE (Vals AI)47.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)70.9%79.9%MiniMax M2.7
IFBenchNot measured75.7%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)76.0%78.3%MiniMax M2.7
DTBench83.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMCA37.6%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ExploitBenchNot measured13.3%Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text14351405Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: instruction following14191405Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: creative writing14211354Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision1269Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Text: English14381426Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: non-English14271382Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Chinese14681442Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: German14541398Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Japanese14261260Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Korean14071314Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: French14511424Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Spanish14411402Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Russian14431383Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Polish14371387Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: multi-turn14451412Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: longer queries14351418Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: writing and language14281376Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14141360Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision: English1269Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese1311Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: reading text1280Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: humor1287Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1260Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.0009Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.022Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.019Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.085Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.7$0.072Exceeds the context window

MiniMax M2.7 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.7
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.7
MakerGoogleMiniMax
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026March 18, 2026
Context window1.05M205K
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.30
Output $/Mtok$2.50$1.20
Coding index49.036.2
Independent measurements behind it33
Cost per solved task$0.41$0.64
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than MiniMax M2.7 for coding?

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for coding: it scores 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 36.2 for MiniMax M2.7. Pick MiniMax M2.7 for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($1.20 vs $2.50 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or LiveCodeBench (Vals AI), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.7?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.41 and MiniMax M2.7 $0.64.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.7?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.7 comparison based on?

58 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and MiniMax M2.7's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

Compare next

Embed this comparison on your site

Free under CC BY 4.0, while the source link stays visible. Preview the frame · Terms and other embeds

<iframe src="https://llmbenchmark.ai/embed/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-minimax-minimax-m2-7" title="Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.7, LLMBenchmark.ai" width="100%" height="360" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font:13px/1.4 sans-serif;margin:6px 0 0">Source: <a href="https://llmbenchmark.ai/compare/gemini-3-5-flash-lite-vs-minimax-minimax-m2-7">LLMBenchmark.ai, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.7</a></p>