Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs MiniMax M2.7

Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads MiniMax M2.7 on coding, 43.7 to 36.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and MiniMax M2.7 costs 2.5x less per output token ($1.20 vs $3.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 34 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3 Flash Preview Replace MiniMax M2.7

Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle

Coding: 43.7
Overall: 55.0
Output $/M: $3.00

MiniMax M2.7MiniMax

Coding: 36.2
Overall: 44.5
Output $/M: $1.20

vs boards won of 34 shared, 1 tied

Gemini 3 Flash Preview or MiniMax M2.7: which to pick

Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for coding: it scores 43.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 36.2 for MiniMax M2.7, though on 2 benchmarks against 3.

Pick MiniMax M2.7 for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($1.20 vs $3.00 per million) and work measured by Code migration (Vals AI) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model AGemini 3 Flash PreviewGoogle43.7/1002 independent benchmarks$0.37 per solved task Model BMiniMax M2.7MiniMax36.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.64 per solved task

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Shared results: 34
Gemini 3 Flash Preview only: 37
MiniMax M2.7 only: 40
Like-for-like categories: 8 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.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview scores 43.7 against 36.2.
2 and 3 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads, 26.3 against 22.8.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only MiniMax M2.7 has a AA Agentic Index result, 15.3.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads, 87.9% against 86.6%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads, 95.6% against 91.0%.
Same board, both measured
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads, 88.6% against 80.4%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax M2.7 leads, 1243 against 1196.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax M2.7
Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.0020, MiniMax M2.7 $0.0009 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.37, MiniMax M2.7 $0.64.
Published attempt cost and pass rate

At a glance

Coding index: Gemini 3 Flash Preview 43.7 from 2 benchmarks, MiniMax M2.7 36.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category: Coding, 9.3 points apart on average over 10 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap: ALE-Bench: Gemini 3 Flash Preview 1367.2 against MiniMax M2.7 599.3, 25.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price: Gemini 3 Flash Preview $3.00 against MiniMax M2.7 $1.20 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
Context window: Gemini 3 Flash Preview 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
Category	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Ties
Coding	7	2	1 tie
Intelligence	1	0
Agentic work	3	2
Reasoning	3	0
Math	2	0
Knowledge	5	1
Web design	0	4
General	1	2
All shared boards	22	11	1 tie

CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index72

Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
SWE-bench Verified	75.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
LMArena WebDev	Not measured	1399	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
AA Coding Index	Not measured	52.6	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)	85.6%	79.9%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)	75.0%	73.8%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)	20.2%	11.9%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Code migration (Vals AI)	6.4%	8.7%	MiniMax M2.7
ProgramBench (Vals AI)	0.0%	0.0%	Tie
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)	53.9%	48.7%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)	90.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
SciCode	Not measured	50.1%	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)	38.6%	39.4%	MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench	64.3%	45.1%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
GSO-Bench	9.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
WeirdML	61.6%	37.0%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
ALE-Bench	1367.2	599.3	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
LMArena Text: coding	Not measured	1454	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: software and IT	Not measured	1446	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena WebDev: React	Not measured	1388	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML	Not measured	1401	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
SciCode	12.7%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here

IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10

Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
AA Intelligence Index	26.3	22.8	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Epoch Capabilities Index	Not measured	145.8	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured

Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32

Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
AA Agentic Index	Not measured	15.3	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: agents building web apps	1111	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps	1063	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile apps	1090	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Design Arena: agents building Android apps	1051	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot games	1161	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slides	1036	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)	42.5%	27.9%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)	11.8%	6.9%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)	18.3%	10.6%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)	26.0%	28.4%	MiniMax M2.7
τ²-Bench Telecom	80.4%	84.8%	MiniMax M2.7
BALROG	48.1%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
DeepResearch Bench	49.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Vending-Bench 2	$3,635	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here

ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30

Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
GPQA Diamond	87.9%	86.6%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)	87.6%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)	89.8%	87.4%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)	36.6%	29.6%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	89.4%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
ARC-AGI	84.7%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
ARC-AGI-2	33.6%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
SimpleBench	61.1%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Chess puzzles	39.0%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Mystery game puzzles	26.0%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
VPCT	72.6%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts	Not measured	1422	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: expert	Not measured	1443	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English	Not measured	1441	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here

MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20

Math benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
AIME	95.6%	91.0%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
MGSM (Vals AI)	93.3%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
AA Math Index	97.0	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)	97.0%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
OTIS Mock AIME	95.6%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3	51.2%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
FrontierMath, tier 4	17.1%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
ProofBench	15.0%	3.0%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
LMArena Text: math	Not measured	1421	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical work	Not measured	1437	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here

KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index51

Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
MMLU Pro	88.6%	80.4%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
LegalBench (Vals AI)	86.9%	84.0%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
CaseLaw (Vals AI)	55.8%	60.9%	MiniMax M2.7
CorpFin (Vals AI)	66.4%	61.2%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
TaxEval (Vals AI)	73.9%	66.6%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
MortgageTax (Vals AI)	68.7%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
MedQA (Vals AI)	95.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
MedCode (Vals AI)	55.9%	34.4%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)	89.0%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
SimpleQA Verified	66.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
GeoBench	88.0%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
LMArena Text: science	Not measured	1416	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare	Not measured	1409	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: legal and government	Not measured	1403	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: business and finance	Not measured	1407	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
FACTS Benchmark Suite	63.4%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here

Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04

Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
Design Arena: websites	1196	1243	MiniMax M2.7
Design Arena: UI components	Not measured	1210	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: game dev	1166	1209	MiniMax M2.7
Design Arena: data viz	Not measured	1233	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: 3D	1183	1195	MiniMax M2.7
Design Arena: all code categories	1189	1233	MiniMax M2.7
Design Arena: SVG	Not measured	1137	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art	Not measured	1136	Only 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 index12

General benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
SAGE (Vals AI)	51.8%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)	69.9%	79.9%	MiniMax M2.7
Vals Multimodal Index	52.2%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
IFBench	78.0%	75.7%	Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)	78.0%	78.3%	MiniMax M2.7
DTBench	89.1%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
LMCA	43.1%	Not measured	Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview measured
ExploitBench	Not measured	13.3%	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text	Not measured	1405	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: instruction following	Not measured	1405	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: creative writing	Not measured	1354	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: English	Not measured	1426	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: non-English	Not measured	1382	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Chinese	Not measured	1442	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: German	Not measured	1398	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Japanese	Not measured	1260	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Korean	Not measured	1314	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: French	Not measured	1424	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Spanish	Not measured	1402	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Russian	Not measured	1383	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: Polish	Not measured	1387	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn	Not measured	1412	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: longer queries	Not measured	1418	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: writing and language	Not measured	1376	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and media	Not measured	1360	Only MiniMax M2.7 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here

Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared

Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Benchmark	Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7	Leader
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 Flash Preview$0.0020Fits 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 Flash Preview$0.034Fits 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 Flash Preview$0.130Fits 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 Flash Preview and MiniMax M2.7
Specification	Google Gemini 3 Flash Preview	MiniMax M2.7
Maker	Google	MiniMax
Weights	No public weights listed	Open weights
Released	December 17, 2025	March 18, 2026
Context window	1.05M	205K
Input $/Mtok	$0.50	$0.30
Output $/Mtok	$3.00	$1.20
Coding index	43.7	36.2
Independent measurements behind it	2	3
Cost per solved task	$0.37	$0.64
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3 Flash Preview better than MiniMax M2.7 for coding?

Pick Gemini 3 Flash Preview for coding: it scores 43.7 on the Vibe Coding Index against 36.2 for MiniMax M2.7, though on 2 benchmarks against 3. Pick MiniMax M2.7 for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($1.20 vs $3.00 per million) and work measured by Code migration (Vals AI) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or MiniMax M2.7?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.37 and MiniMax M2.7 $0.64.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or MiniMax M2.7?

Gemini 3 Flash Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs MiniMax M2.7 comparison based on?

34 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3 Flash Preview's coding index rests on 2 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.

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Gemini 3 Flash Preview or MiniMax M2.7: which to pick

Which one for your work

Coding

Intelligence

Agentic work

Reasoning

Math

Knowledge

Web design

Long documents

Everyday cost

Cost per solved task

At a glance

Benchmark by benchmark

What each workload costs

Chat turn

Repository review

Agent loop

Specification differences

Questions

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