MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 is worth evaluating for coding, rag, and agents when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating coding, rag, and agents
- Workloads that can use a 1m context window
- Buyers comparing 2 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Workloads where another current model has stronger sourced task evidence
- Family
- MiniMax M3
- Released
- 2026-06-01
- Context
- 1m
- Max output
- 131,072
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open weights
- License
- MiniMax Community LicenseCommercial use: conditional
- Weights
- Available
Cheapest of 2 routes · MiniMax · cache read $0.060
About
MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's current API flagship (released June 1, 2026) with MiniMax Sparse Attention for economical 1M-token context, native multimodality, and agentic coding. Benchmark rows in LLMReference separate vendor-reported SWE-bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1, MCP-Atlas, and BrowseComp scores (source: minimax.io) from third-party rows — inspect evaluator, variant, and source on each benchmark cell before comparing to leaderboard claims.
MiniMax M3 is an open-weight model. The structured metadata tracks a 1m-token context window, multimodal input, reasoning, function calling, tool use, structured outputs, and code execution. This page tracks provider routes through MiniMax and OpenRouter, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.3 input and $1.2 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include MMMU Pro 78.1, SWE-bench Pro 59.0, and Terminal-Bench 2.1 66.0.
Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks
Coding
Q/$ C2 relevant benchmarks in the decision map.
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Agents
Q/$ B1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 2Compare API pricing across 2 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax | $0.300 | $1.20 | read $0.060 | Serverless |
| OpenRouter | $0.300 | $1.20 | - | Serverless |
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor Coding
Benchmark scores(9)
| Benchmark | Score | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMMU Pro | 78.1 | LLM-Stats aggregator | https://llm-stats.com/benchmarks/mmmu-pro |
| SWE-bench Pro | 59.0 | MiniMax-reported | https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m3 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 66.0 | MiniMax-reported | https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m3 |
| MCP-Atlas | 74.2 | MiniMax-reported public set | https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m3 |
| BrowseComp | 83.5 | MiniMax-reported | https://www.minimax.io/models/text/m3 |
| Google-Proof Q&A | 92.9 | MiniMax M3 GPQA 92 (accuracy%) | https://venturebeat.com/technology/minimax-m3-debuts-eclipsing-gpt-5-5-and-gemini-3-1-pro-on-key-benchmark-performance-for-just-5-10-of-the-cost |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.5 | Rank 8 of 49 (resolved%) | https://benchlm.ai/benchmarks/sweVerified |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 66.0 | Terminal-Bench 2.0 (accuracy%) | https://benchlm.ai/benchmarks/terminalBench2 |
| GeneBench-Pro | 0.9 | xhigh | https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/21938268-21af-442f-af93-3b2249afb241/genebench-pro.pdf |
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
Rankings & picks(5)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 has a context window of 1m tokens.
What is the max output of MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 can generate up to 131,072 output tokens.
How much does MiniMax M3 cost?
MiniMax M3 pricing ranges from $0.30/1M to $0.3/1M input tokens depending on the provider.
When was MiniMax M3 released?
MiniMax M3 was released on 2026-06-01.
Which providers offer MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 is available from 2 providers: MiniMax, OpenRouter.
What benchmarks has MiniMax M3 been tested on?
MiniMax M3 has been evaluated on 9 benchmarks, including MMMU Pro, SWE-bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1, MCP-Atlas, BrowseComp.
Cheapest of 2 routes · MiniMax · cache read $0.060