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MiniMax-01 vs MiniMax M3

MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3 cost about the same per output token ($1.10 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace MiniMax-01 Replace MiniMax M3
MiniMax-01MiniMax
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.10
MiniMax M3MiniMax
Coding
39.2
Overall
51.7
Output $/M
$1.20
vs $1.10 vs $1.20 per 1M output tokens. MiniMax-01 is 1.1x cheaper.

MiniMax-01 or MiniMax M3: which to pick

Only MiniMax M3 has a coding score, 39.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax-01 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick MiniMax-01 for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($1.10 vs $1.20 per million).

Model AMiniMax-01MiniMaxNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMiniMax M3MiniMax39.2/1006 independent benchmarks$0.56 per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. MiniMax-01 has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; MiniMax M3 on LiveBench coding, LMArena WebDev and AA Coding Index. 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.

At a glance

Coding index
MiniMax-01 not benchmarked, MiniMax M3 39.2 from 6 benchmarks.
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
MiniMax-01 $1.10 against MiniMax M3 $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.1x apart.
Context window
MiniMax-01 takes 1M tokens, MiniMax M3 1.05M.

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 Index22 boards measured
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
LiveBench codingNot measured70.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1482Only MiniMax M3 measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured58.6Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured75.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured1.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured47.6%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured19.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured53.6%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI)Not measured33.3%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI)Not measured9.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured51.5%Only MiniMax M3 measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured65.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SciCodeNot measured47.1%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured42.4%Only MiniMax M3 measured
FrontierCodeNot measured14.7%Only MiniMax M3 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured640.0Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1470Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1466Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1478Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1454Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1470Only MiniMax M3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured29.2Only MiniMax M3 measured
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured146.9Only MiniMax M3 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured29.5Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1200Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1197Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1169Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android appsNot measured1160Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: agents building gamesNot measured1159Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1086Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1169Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: spreadsheetsNot measured1042Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveBench researchNot measured68.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveBench browserNot measured8.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveBench long agenticNot measured12.4%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured48.3%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured20.6%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured29.8%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured47.8%Only MiniMax M3 measured
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured88.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
APEX-AgentsNot measured37.7%Only MiniMax M3 measured
OSWorld 2.0Not measured4.6%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$2,158Only MiniMax M3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15 boards measured
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured92.7%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveBench reasoningNot measured74.5%Only MiniMax M3 measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured81.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured92.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured39.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured90.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SimpleBenchNot measured45.8%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured13.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured8.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1447Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1461Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1455Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1266Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1268Only MiniMax M3 measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark42.5%Not measuredOnly MiniMax-01 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
Math benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured71.1%Only MiniMax M3 measured
ProofBenchNot measured18.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1429Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1448Only MiniMax M3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards measured
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
MMLU ProNot measured84.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.4%Only MiniMax M3 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured68.1%Only MiniMax M3 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured72.7%Only MiniMax M3 measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured68.4%Only MiniMax M3 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured46.3%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1451Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1439Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1436Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1434Only MiniMax M3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1257Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1243Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1211Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1236Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1209Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1246Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1161Only MiniMax M3 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1161Only MiniMax M3 measured
LiveBench designNot measured66.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index36 boards measured
General benchmarks for MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
BenchmarkMiniMax-01MiniMax M3Leader
LiveBench data analysisNot measured76.2%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only MiniMax M3 measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured50.6%Only MiniMax M3 measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured87.3%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured60.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
IFBenchNot measured82.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured83.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
DTBenchNot measured78.9%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMCANot measured33.7%Only MiniMax M3 measured
Surface Evolver BenchNot measured55.0%Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena TextNot measured1432Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1432Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1403Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena VisionNot measured1251Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1442Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1419Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1465Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1430Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1379Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1372Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1443Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1432Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1427Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1425Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1443Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1445Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1418Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1402Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1263Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1311Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1259Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1235Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1197Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1234Only MiniMax M3 measured
LMArena DocumentNot measured1435Only MiniMax M3 measured
EQ-Bench 4Not measured1150Only MiniMax M3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 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

MiniMax-01$0.0008Fits in one request
MiniMax M3$0.0009Fits in one request

MiniMax-01 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

MiniMax-01$0.013Fits in one request
MiniMax M3$0.019Fits in one request

MiniMax-01 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

MiniMax-01$0.051Fits in one request
MiniMax M3$0.072Fits in one request

MiniMax-01 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 MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3
SpecificationMiniMax-01MiniMax M3
MakerMiniMaxMiniMax
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2025May 31, 2026
Context window1M1.05M
Input $/Mtok$0.20$0.30
Output $/Mtok$1.10$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked39.2
Independent measurements behind it06
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.56
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax-01 better than MiniMax M3 for coding?

Only MiniMax M3 has a coding score, 39.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax-01 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick MiniMax-01 for output tokens 1.1x cheaper ($1.10 vs $1.20 per million).

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-01 or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax-01 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens; MiniMax M3 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M3 only.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax-01 or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

Has any benchmark tested both MiniMax-01 and MiniMax M3?

No benchmark has tested both yet. MiniMax-01 has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; MiniMax M3 on LiveBench coding, LMArena WebDev and AA Coding Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.

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