Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemini 3.1 Pro
92
MiniMax M3
76
Verified leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.1 Pro unranked · MiniMax M3 #12
Pick Gemini 3.1 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M3 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
Multimodal
+17.9 difference
Gemini 3.1 Pro
MiniMax M3
$2 / $12
$0.3 / $1.2
109 t/s
N/A
29.71s
N/A
1M
1M
Pick Gemini 3.1 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M3 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
Gemini 3.1 Pro is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 92 to 76. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Gemini 3.1 Pro's sharpest advantage is in multimodal & grounded, where it averages 82.8 against 64.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMMU-Pro, 83.9% to 78.1%.
Gemini 3.1 Pro is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M3. That is roughly 10.0x on output cost alone.
Gemini 3.1 Pro is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 92 to 76. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMMU-Pro, where the scores are 83.9% and 78.1%.
Gemini 3.1 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.8 versus 64.9. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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