MiniMax M1 80k vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 6 benchmarks · MiniMax, Google

Most Affordable
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MiniMax M1 80k
$0.40/1M
Highest Intelligence
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
90.8% GPQA
Best for Coding
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
62.3 Coding Index
Price Difference
5.0x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

6 tests
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MiniMax M1 80k

1
  • MATH 500
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
MiniMax logo MiniMax M1 80k
MiniMax
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Google
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.40/1M $2.00/1M
Output Cost $2.10/1M $12.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$0.83/1M $4.50/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
MiniMax Google
Release Date Launch date
Jun 17, 2025 Nov 18, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
138.9 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
26684ms
Latency Time to first answer token
26684ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
46.2 72.8
Coding Index Programming ability
37.1 62.3
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
61.0 95.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
69.7% 90.8%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
81.6% 89.8%
HLE Hard language evaluation
8.2% 37.2%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
71.1% 91.7%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
98.0%
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
61.0% 95.7%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
84.7%
SciCode Scientific code generation
37.4% 56.1%
LCR Code review capability
54.3% 70.7%
IFBench Instruction-following
41.8% 70.4%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
34.2% 87.1%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
2.8% 39.0%

Key Takeaways

MiniMax M1 80k offers the best value at $0.40/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 90.8% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) achieves a 62.3 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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MiniMax M1 80k

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

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

Cost Calculator

MiniMax logo MiniMax M1 80k
$0.00
per month
Google logo Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
$0.00
per month

Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.