Model Comparison

GPT-5.2 (medium)
vs. M3

Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · OpenAI, MiniMax

Recommended Pick

MiniMax logo M3 8 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, Intelligence

Lowest Price

MiniMax logo

M3

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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GPT-5.2 (medium)

70.3 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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GPT-5.2 (medium)

44.2 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

M3 is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than GPT-5.2 (medium).

Reasoning gap

GPT-5.2 (medium) leads M3 by 8.7 points on reasoning.

Coding gap

GPT-5.2 (medium) leads M3 by 0.8 points on coding.

Top-pick rationale

M3 wins 8 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, Intelligence, GPQA.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

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

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GPT-5.2 (medium)

OpenAI

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
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M3

MiniMax

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
OpenAI logo GPT-5.2 (medium)
OpenAI
Top Pick
MiniMax logo M3
MiniMax
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $1.75/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost $14.00/1M$0.00/1M
Blended (3:1) $4.81/1M
Specifications
Organization OpenAIMiniMax
Release Date Dec 11, 2025Jun 1, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput
TTFT
Latency
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 70.361.6
Intelligence 46.654.7
Coding 44.243.4
Math 96.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 86.4%92.9%
MMLU Pro 85.9%
HLE 24.9%37.1%
LiveCodeBench 89.4%
AIME 2025 96.7%
SciCode 46.2%45.4%
LCR 63.3%74.0%
IFBench 65.2%82.9%
TAU-bench v2 74.3%88.9%
TerminalBench Hard 43.2%42.4%

Key Takeaways

M3 offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

GPT-5.2 (medium) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 70.3 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 (medium) reaches a 44.2 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

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GPT-5.2 (medium)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development
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M3

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing