Compare / head-to-head
Command RvsMiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. Command R is 2x cheaper per token. MiniMax M3 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
MiniMax M3 leads
Cheaper per token
Command R
2x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
MiniMax M3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · 100%
Cohere · MiniMax
Command R
Cohere · released 2024-08-30
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MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
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Quality
Benchmark matrix
1 shared · 0 only Command R · 2 only MiniMax M3| Benchmark | Command R | MiniMax M3 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 1 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1163 ↗ | 1433.5 ↗ | -270.5 | MiniMax M3 |
| Only Command R reports · 0 | ||||
| Command R reports nothing MiniMax M3 does not. | ||||
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 2 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | not reported | 90.9% ↗epoch | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 71.1% ↗epoch | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Command R minus MiniMax M3 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Command R | MiniMax M3 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1M tokens | MiniMax M3 |
| Max output | 4K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.15 ↗ | $0.3 ↗ | Command R |
| Output price / 1M | $0.6 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | Command R |
| Cached input / 1M | — | $0.06 ↗ | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $0.75 | $1.5 | Command R |
| Modalities | text | text · vision | MiniMax M3 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2026-06-01 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 1 | 3 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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