Lyria 3 Pro Preview vs MiniMax-01
Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- No data
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.10
Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax-01: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Lyria 3 Pro Preview for a larger context window (1.05M against 1M tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Lyria 3 Pro Preview has none yet; MiniMax-01 on Kagi LLM Benchmark. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Lyria 3 Pro Preview
Lyria 3 Pro Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Lyria 3 Pro Preview
Lyria 3 Pro Preview $0.0000, MiniMax-01 $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Lyria 3 Pro Preview not benchmarked, MiniMax-01 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Lyria 3 Pro Preview Free against MiniMax-01 $1.10 per million output tokens.
- Context window
- Lyria 3 Pro Preview takes 1.05M tokens, MiniMax-01 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax-01 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 42.5% | Only MiniMax-01 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 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
Lyria 3 Pro Preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Lyria 3 Pro Preview costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Lyria 3 Pro Preview 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.
| Specification | Google Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | March 30, 2026 | January 15, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | Free | $0.20 |
| Output $/Mtok | Free | $1.10 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Lyria 3 Pro Preview better than MiniMax-01 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Lyria 3 Pro Preview for a larger context window (1.05M against 1M tokens).
Which is cheaper, Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax-01?
Lyria 3 Pro Preview costs Free per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens; MiniMax-01 costs $0.20 and $1.10. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax-01?
Lyria 3 Pro Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Has any benchmark tested both Lyria 3 Pro Preview and MiniMax-01?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Lyria 3 Pro Preview has none yet; MiniMax-01 on Kagi LLM Benchmark. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.