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MiniMax M3vsQwen3-Max
MiniMax M3 and Qwen3-Max split their 2 shared benchmarks evenly. MiniMax M3 is 4.8x 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 – 1
even split
Cheaper per token
MiniMax M3
4.8x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
MiniMax M3
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
MiniMax · Qwen
MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
2 shared · 1 only MiniMax M3 · 3 only Qwen3-Max| Benchmark | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3-Max | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 2 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗epoch | 72.6% ↗epoch | +18.3 pt | MiniMax M3 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 71.1% ↗epoch | 73.3% ↗epoch | -2.2 pt | Qwen3-Max |
| Only MiniMax M3 reports · 1 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | 1433.5 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3-Max reports · 3 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | not reported | 69.6% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 18.9% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 48.7% ↗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 MiniMax M3 minus Qwen3-Max 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 | MiniMax M3 | Qwen3-Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262K tokens | MiniMax M3 |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.3 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Output price / 1M | $1.2 ↗ | $6 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.06 ↗ | $0.12 ↗ | MiniMax M3 |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.5 | $7.2 | MiniMax M3 |
| Modalities | text · vision | text | MiniMax M3 |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2025-09-23 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 3 | 5 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
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