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MiniMax M3 vs o1-preview

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

MiniMax M3
MiniMax
69.8/100
Margin
20.8pts
← winning
48.98/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: MiniMax M3 #18; o1-preview unranked

BenchAlign evidence: MiniMax M3 supported; o1-preview supported. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. MiniMax M3 and o1-preview share 2 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 43 results are unique to MiniMax M3; 0 to o1-preview.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
2
MiniMax M3 only
43
o1-preview only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for MiniMax M3 and o1-preview is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

o1-preview is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M3. MiniMax M3 has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for o1-preview.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for MiniMax M3 and o1-preview
CategoryMiniMax M3Δo1-preview
AgenticMiniMax M372.3MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured
CodingMiniMax M372.2MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured
MathMiniMax M385.7MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured
MultimodalMiniMax M364.9MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricMiniMax M3o1-previewComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensMiniMax M3$0.3 input / $1.2 outputo1-preview$15 input / $60 outputMiniMax M3 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondMiniMax M3Not availableo1-previewNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenMiniMax M3Not availableo1-previewNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensMiniMax M31Mo1-preview200KMiniMax M3 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66%—Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 83.5%—Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 70.1%—Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 74.2%—Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 74.5%—Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 35.4%—Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 88.9%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 44.7%—Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1395—Not comparable
GDPval rubricsSource 74.7%—Not comparable
BankerToolBenchSource 76.1%—Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 19.8%—Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 4.6%—Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 1110—Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 32.1%—Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 6.7%—Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.5%—Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 59%—Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.0%—Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 42.1%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 58.6%34.0%MiniMax M3 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 42.4%—Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 45.4%—Not comparable
VIBE V2Source 50.1%—Not comparable
SVG-BenchSource 63.7%—Not comparable
KernelBench HardSource 28.8%—Not comparable
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source 65.2%—Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
AA-LCRSource 74.0%—Not comparable
CritPtSource 3.7%—Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.4%17.0%MiniMax M3 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 92.9%—Not comparable
AA-HLESource 37.1%—Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 1.4%—Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 15.0%—Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 16.1%—Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 33.3%—Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
USAMO 2026Source 85.7%—Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
OfficeQA ProSource 45.1%—Not comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5Source 91.6%—Not comparable
MMMU-ProSource 78.1%—Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 84.6%—Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source 85.4%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1294—Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.6%—Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkMiniMax M3o1-previewResult
AA-IFBenchSource 82.9%—Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare MiniMax M3 and o1-preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for MiniMax M3 and o1-preview today?

MiniMax M3: $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens o1-preview: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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