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GPT-5.1vsMiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 leads 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. MiniMax M3 is 7.5x 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
1 – 2
MiniMax M3 leads
Cheaper per token
MiniMax M3
7.5x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
MiniMax M3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
94.7541% · 100%
OpenAI · MiniMax
GPT-5.1
OpenAI · released 2025-11-13
textvision
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
3 shared · 3 only GPT-5.1 · 0 only MiniMax M3| Benchmark | GPT-5.1 | MiniMax M3 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 3 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 87.6% ↗epoch | 90.9% ↗epoch | -3.3 pt | MiniMax M3 |
| LMArena Elo | 1422.6 ↗ | 1433.5 ↗ | -10.9 | MiniMax M3 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 88.6% ↗epoch | 71.1% ↗epoch | +17.5 pt | GPT-5.1 |
| Only GPT-5.1 reports · 3 | ||||
| AIME 2025 | 94.2% ↗matharena ⚠ | not reported | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run) | 68% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 0 | ||||
| MiniMax M3 reports nothing GPT-5.1 does not. | ||||
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 GPT-5.1 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 | GPT-5.1 | MiniMax M3 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 400K tokens | 1M tokens | MiniMax M3 |
| Max output | 128K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $1.25 ↗ | $0.3 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Output price / 1M | $10 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.125 ↗ | $0.06 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $11.25 | $1.5 | MiniMax M3 |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2025-11-13 | 2026-06-01 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 6 | 3 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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