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Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 leads Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.8 to 7.7, and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs 1.7x less per output token ($0.72 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 36 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Replace MiniMax M2.5
Llama 3.3 70B InstructMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
26.0
Output $/M
$0.72
0
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax
Coding
37.2
Overall
37.3
Output $/M
$1.20
36
vs boards won of 36 shared

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct or MiniMax M2.5: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Llama 3.3 70B Instruct for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($0.72 vs $1.20 per million).

Model ALlama 3.3 70B InstructMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMiniMax M2.5MiniMax37.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.62 per solved task
Shared results
36
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct only
16
MiniMax M2.5 only
32
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
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct not benchmarked, MiniMax M2.5 37.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 68.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct 26.6% against MiniMax M2.5 95.3%, 68.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct $0.72 against MiniMax M2.5 $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
Context window
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct takes 131K tokens, MiniMax M2.5 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
CategoryLlama 3.3 70B InstructBarsMiniMax M2.5Ties
Coding03
Intelligence02
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge04
General019
All shared boards036
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
Coding benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured75.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench MultilingualNot measured68.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1386Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
AA Coding Index11.9Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured79.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured74.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured14.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)28.8%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)3.0%34.8%MiniMax M2.5
Terminal-BenchNot measured42.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
WeirdML14.4%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
ALE-BenchNot measured618.2Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: coding12681380MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: software and IT12731383MiniMax M2.5
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1374Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1414Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
AA Intelligence Index7.722.8MiniMax M2.5
Epoch Capabilities Index127.3146.6MiniMax M2.5
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
τ²-Bench Telecom26.6%95.3%MiniMax M2.5
BALROG23.0%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured-$23Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL)31.9%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured82.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)49.8%84.8%MiniMax M2.5
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)3.6%20.5%MiniMax M2.5
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)47.4%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
ARC-AGINot measured63.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured4.9%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SimpleBench19.9%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12571372MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: expert12251378MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12771384MiniMax M2.5
Kagi LLM BenchmarkNot measured55.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
AIMENot measured88.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
AA Math Index7.7Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)7.7%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
OTIS Mock AIME5.1%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
ProofBenchNot measured4.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
MATH level 541.6%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: math12671378MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: mathematical work12671378MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
MMLU ProNot measured80.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured80.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured53.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured59.6%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured68.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured92.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)71.3%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
MMLU86.3%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
LMArena Text: science12841369MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare12751357MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: legal and government12841366MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: business and finance12431356MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1222Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1173Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1176Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1172Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1170Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1207Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1150Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index019
General benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
IFBench47.1%71.6%MiniMax M2.5
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)15.7%73.3%MiniMax M2.5
DTBench59.5%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
LMCA17.5%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
Fiction.LiveBench33.3%Not measuredOnly Llama 3.3 70B Instruct measured
CL-benchNot measured11.4%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CL-bench LifeNot measured6.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text12741359MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: instruction following12421353MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: creative writing12501331MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: English13031380MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: non-English12361338MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Chinese12171393MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: German12511361MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Japanese11501171MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Korean11421233MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: French12821363MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Spanish12691353MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Russian12521359MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: Polish12591334MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: multi-turn12801364MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: longer queries12551366MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: writing and language12551345MiniMax M2.5
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12411329MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkLlama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5Leader
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

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct$0.0008Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.0009Fits in one request

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct$0.025Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.019Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct$0.097Exceeds the context window
MiniMax M2.5$0.072Exceeds the context window

MiniMax M2.5 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 Llama 3.3 70B Instruct and MiniMax M2.5
SpecificationMeta Llama 3.3 70B InstructMiniMax M2.5
MakerMeta LlamaMiniMax
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedDecember 6, 2024February 12, 2026
Context window131K205K
Input $/Mtok$0.45$0.30
Output $/Mtok$0.72$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked37.2
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.62
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama 3.3 70B Instruct better than MiniMax M2.5 for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama 3.3 70B Instruct for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($0.72 vs $1.20 per million).

Which is cheaper, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct or MiniMax M2.5?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.45 per million input tokens and $0.72 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.5 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.5 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5, with 205K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs MiniMax M2.5 comparison based on?

36 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiniMax M2.5's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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