Lyria 3 Pro Preview vs MiniMax M2
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
- $1.02
Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax M2: 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 205K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Lyria 3 Pro Preview has none yet; MiniMax M2 on SWE-bench Verified, LMArena WebDev and LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run). 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
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only MiniMax M2 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 18.6.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only MiniMax M2 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1143.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Lyria 3 Pro Preview
Lyria 3 Pro Preview takes 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Lyria 3 Pro Preview
Lyria 3 Pro Preview $0.0000, MiniMax M2 $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only MiniMax M2 has the number, $0.702.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Lyria 3 Pro Preview not benchmarked, MiniMax M2 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 M2 $1.02 per million output tokens.
- Context window
- Lyria 3 Pro Preview takes 1.05M tokens, MiniMax M2 205K.
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.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 61.0% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1297 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 82.6% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 25.8% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 30.0% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1371 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1373 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1306 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 18.6 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 86.8% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | Not measured | $161 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 77.7% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 13.7% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1357 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1338 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1376 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 57.8% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 78.3 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.3% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1351 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1368 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 82.0% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1348 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1367 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1349 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1336 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1143 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1137 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1118 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1140 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1098 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1135 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1100 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index17 boards measured
| Benchmark | Lyria 3 Pro Preview | MiniMax M2 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 72.3% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 64.3% | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1340 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1329 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1286 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1364 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1313 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1366 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1357 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1336 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1326 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1330 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1312 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1361 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1331 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1295 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1298 | Only MiniMax M2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 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 M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | March 30, 2026 | October 23, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 205K |
| Input $/Mtok | Free | $0.255 |
| Output $/Mtok | Free | $1.02 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.702 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Lyria 3 Pro Preview better than MiniMax M2 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 205K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax M2?
Lyria 3 Pro Preview costs Free per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens; MiniMax M2 costs $0.255 and $1.02. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2 only.
Which has the bigger context window, Lyria 3 Pro Preview or MiniMax M2?
Lyria 3 Pro Preview, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.
Has any benchmark tested both Lyria 3 Pro Preview and MiniMax M2?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Lyria 3 Pro Preview has none yet; MiniMax M2 on SWE-bench Verified, LMArena WebDev and LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.