Coding
Like-for-like- Inkling
- 68.6
- MiniMax M3
- 72.2
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- MiniMax M3 leads
Inkling vs MiniMax M3
Updated August 29, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Decision reading
MiniMax M3 has the higher public score estimate, 68.73 versus 67.02, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.
7 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 leads on the same 2 weighted benchmark rows.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Confidence: listed-rates
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documented
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
8 Inkling only
7 Shared
15 MiniMax M3 only
- Shared results
- 7
- Inkling only
- 8
- MiniMax M3 only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Agentic
Directional only- Inkling
- 69.4
- MiniMax M3
- 72.3
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Multimodal
Directional only- Inkling
- 76.5
- MiniMax M3
- 64.9
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- MiniMax M3
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Knowledge
Not comparable- Inkling
- 51.6
- MiniMax M3
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 2 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Inkling
- 97.1
- MiniMax M3
- 85.7
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Inkling
- Not measured
- MiniMax M3
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Inkling
- 79.8
- MiniMax M3
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Inkling | MiniMax M3 | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 68.6 | 72.2 | Like-for-like2 vs 2 rows | MiniMax M3 leads |
| Agentic | 69.4 | 72.3 | Directional only2 vs 3 rows | Directional only |
| Multimodal | 76.5 | 64.9 | Directional only2 vs 2 rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 51.6 | Not measured | Not comparable2 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | 97.1 | 85.7 | Not comparable1 vs 1 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | 79.8 | Not measured | Not comparable1 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
BrowseComp
Agentic
SWE-bench Pro
Coding
MMMU-Pro
Multimodal
SWE-bench Verified
Coding
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.00421
- Fits in one request
- MiniMax M3
- $0.0009
- Fits in one request
MiniMax M3 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.10754
- Fits in one request
- MiniMax M3
- $0.0186
- Fits in one request
MiniMax M3 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Inkling
- $0.159
- Fits in one request
- MiniMax M3
- $0.03
- Fits in one request
MiniMax M3 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationInklingMiniMax M3
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Inkling
1M
MiniMax M3
1M
API model ID
Inkling
Not sourced
MiniMax M3
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Inkling
$0.374 per 1M cached input tokens
MiniMax M3
$0.06 per 1M cached input tokens
Documented inputs
Inkling
Not sourced
MiniMax M3
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Inkling
Not sourced
MiniMax M3
Not sourced
Provider availability
Inkling
Not sourced
MiniMax M3
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Inkling
Hybrid
MiniMax M3
Non-Reasoning
Weight access
Inkling
Open Weight
MiniMax M3
Open Weight
License
Inkling
Open Weight
MiniMax M3
Open Weight
Release date
Inkling
2026-07-15
MiniMax M3
2026-06-01
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- MiniMax M3 has the higher public score estimate, 68.73 versus 67.02, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
- Workload cost
- Repository review: $0.10754 vs $0.0186. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.159 vs $0.03.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 1M.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence30 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling63.8%SourceMiniMax M366%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
BrowseComp
Inkling77.1%SourceMiniMax M383.5%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
MCP Atlas
Inkling74.1%SourceMiniMax M374.2%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
OSWorld-Verified
Inkling—MiniMax M370.1%SourceNot directly comparable
Claw-Eval
Inkling—MiniMax M374.5%SourceNot directly comparable
BankerToolBench
Inkling—MiniMax M376.1%SourceNot directly comparable
ResearchClawBench
Inkling—MiniMax M319.8%SourceNot directly comparable
OSWorld 2.0
Inkling—MiniMax M34.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Inkling77.6%SourceMiniMax M380.5%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
SWE-bench Pro
Inkling54.3%SourceMiniMax M359%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Inkling63.8%SourceMiniMax M366.0%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
NL2Repo
Inkling—MiniMax M342.1%SourceNot directly comparable
VIBE V2
Inkling—MiniMax M350.1%SourceNot directly comparable
SVG-Bench
Inkling—MiniMax M363.7%SourceNot directly comparable
KernelBench Hard
Inkling—MiniMax M328.8%SourceNot directly comparable
OpenHarmony Bench
Inkling—MiniMax M348.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
Math
Multimodal
MMMU-Pro
Inkling73.5%SourceMiniMax M378.1%SourceMiniMax M3 leads this result
CharXiv
Inkling82%SourceMiniMax M3—Not directly comparable
CharXiv w/o tools
Inkling78.1%SourceMiniMax M3—Not directly comparable
OfficeQA Pro
Inkling—MiniMax M345.1%SourceNot directly comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5
Inkling—MiniMax M391.6%SourceNot directly comparable
VideoMMMU
Inkling—MiniMax M384.6%SourceNot directly comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)
Inkling—MiniMax M385.4%SourceNot directly comparable
Instruction following
IFBench
Inkling79.8%SourceMiniMax M3—Not directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Inkling or MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 has the higher public score estimate, 68.73 versus 67.02, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
Which is better for coding, Inkling or MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 leads the like-for-like coding comparison across 2 shared weighted benchmark rows.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Inkling or MiniMax M3?
The current agentic tasks averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, Inkling or MiniMax M3?
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.00421 on Inkling and $0.0009 on MiniMax M3; repository review costs $0.10754 and $0.0186; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.159 and $0.03. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Which has the larger context window, Inkling or MiniMax M3?
Both models list the same context window, 1M.
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Last updated August 29, 2026
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