MiniMax-01 vs Moondream 3 Preview
Updated October 21, 2026. No benchmark has tested both models yet. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.10
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.50
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
MiniMax-01 has the edge where output tokens cost 2.3x less, and where the context window is larger, 1M against 32K tokens.
No benchmark has tested either model yet, so price and context are the only way to compare them.
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
MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 takes 1M tokens against 32K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 $0.0008, Moondream 3 Preview $0.0015 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- MiniMax-01 not benchmarked, Moondream 3 Preview 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
- MiniMax-01 $1.10 against Moondream 3 Preview $2.50 per million output tokens, 2.3x apart.
- Context window
- MiniMax-01 takes 1M tokens, Moondream 3 Preview 32K.
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.
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 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiniMax-01 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
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.
| Specification | MiniMax-01 | Moondream 3 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | Moondream |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | January 15, 2025 | October 15, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 32K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.10 | $2.50 |
| 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 MiniMax-01 better than Moondream 3 Preview for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. MiniMax-01 has the edge where output tokens cost 2.3x less, and where the context window is larger, 1M against 32K tokens.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-01 or Moondream 3 Preview?
MiniMax-01 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens; Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.30 and $2.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax-01 or Moondream 3 Preview?
MiniMax-01, with 1M tokens against 32K.
Has any benchmark tested both MiniMax-01 and Moondream 3 Preview?
No benchmark has tested either model yet, so price and context are the only way to compare them. Data as of October 21, 2026.