Model Comparison
o3
vs. M3
Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · OpenAI, MiniMax
Recommended Pick
Mi M3 14 metric wins Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price
Best Value
M3
100.0 value score
61.6 reasoning / $0.52/1M
Lowest Price
M3
$0.30/1M input price
Best Reasoning
o3
72.5 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
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 6.7x cheaper on input tokens than o3.
Speed gap
o3 generates about 3.6x as many tokens per second as M3.
Reasoning gap
o3 leads M3 by 10.9 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
M3 leads o3 by 5.0 points on coding.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
o3
OpenAI
TTFT
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M3
MiniMax
TTFT
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Op o3 | Top Pick Mi M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $2.00/1M | $0.30/1M |
| Output Cost | $8.00/1M | $1.20/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.50/1M | $0.52/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Release Date | Apr 16, 2025 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 161.5 tok/s | 44.3 tok/s |
| TTFT | 6178ms | 2355ms |
| Latency | 6178ms | 47452ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 17.7 | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 72.5 | 61.6 |
| Intelligence | 38.4 | 54.7 |
| Coding | 38.4 | 43.4 |
| Math | 88.3 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 82.7% | 92.9% |
| MMLU Pro | 85.3% | — |
| HLE | 20.0% | 37.1% |
| LiveCodeBench | 80.8% | — |
| MATH 500 | 99.2% | — |
| AIME 2025 | 88.3% | — |
| AIME (Original) | 90.3% | — |
| SciCode | 41.0% | 45.4% |
| LCR | 69.3% | 74.0% |
| IFBench | 71.4% | 82.9% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 80.7% | 88.9% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 37.1% | 42.4% |
Key Takeaways
M3 offers the best value at $0.30/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
o3 has the strongest reasoning profile with a 72.5 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
o3
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
M3
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
- Code generation
- Software development
