Model Comparison

GPT-4o (Nov '24)
vs. M3

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · OpenAI, MiniMax

Recommended Pick

MiniMax logo M3 14 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

MiniMax logo

M3

100.0 value score

61.6 reasoning / $0.52/1M

Lowest Price

MiniMax logo

M3

$0.30/1M input price

Best Reasoning

MiniMax logo

M3

61.6 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

MiniMax logo

M3

43.4 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

M3 has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

M3 is 8.3x cheaper on input tokens than GPT-4o (Nov '24).

Speed gap

GPT-4o (Nov '24) generates about 2.5x as many tokens per second as M3.

Reasoning gap

M3 leads GPT-4o (Nov '24) by 36.2 points on reasoning.

Coding gap

M3 leads GPT-4o (Nov '24) by 26.7 points on coding.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

OpenAI logo

GPT-4o (Nov '24)

OpenAI

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TTFT

Time

tok/s

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Cost

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M3

MiniMax

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TTFT

Time

tok/s

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Inference API

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Full Comparison

Metric
OpenAI logo GPT-4o (Nov '24)
OpenAI
Top Pick
MiniMax logo M3
MiniMax
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $2.50/1M$0.30/1M
Output Cost $10.00/1M$1.20/1M
Blended (3:1) $4.38/1M$0.52/1M
Specifications
Organization OpenAIMiniMax
Release Date Nov 20, 2024Jun 1, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput 133.2 tok/s53.0 tok/s
TTFT 511ms2478ms
Latency 511ms40206ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 5.0100.0
Reasoning Score 25.461.6
Intelligence 17.354.7
Coding 16.743.4
Math 6.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 54.3%92.9%
MMLU Pro 74.8%
HLE 3.3%37.1%
LiveCodeBench 30.9%
MATH 500 75.9%
AIME 2025 6.0%
AIME (Original) 15.0%
SciCode 33.3%45.4%
LCR 0.0%74.0%
IFBench 34.3%82.9%
TAU-bench v2 25.1%88.9%
TerminalBench Hard 8.3%42.4%

Key Takeaways

M3 offers the best value at $0.30/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

M3 has the strongest reasoning profile with a 61.6 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

M3 reaches a 43.4 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

OpenAI logo

GPT-4o (Nov '24)

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications
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M3

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development