# Gemini 3.1 Pro vs MiniMax M3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3.1 Pro and MiniMax M3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-1-pro-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 3.1 Pro leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 3.1 Pro has the higher overall point estimate 64.66 to 54.94. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 58.2 for Gemini 3.1 Pro and 82.9 for MiniMax M3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) in Agentic, with scores of 70.8% and 53.6%.
- MiniMax M3 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 64.66 | 54.94 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 29 | 27 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $12.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: MiniMax M3
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 38.5 (Supported · #70/126)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.4 (Supported · #67/126)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Claw-Eval | 57.8% | 74.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| DeepSearchQA | 69.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench results | 95.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 56.87% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | 13.3% | 19.8% | MiniMax M3 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 70.8% | 53.6% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.0% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 83.5% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.1% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 4.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Gemini 3.1 Pro
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 39.2 (Supported · #66/149)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 36.5 (Supported · #73/149)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pro | 82.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 78.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 32.03% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 88.5% | 82.2% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 78.8% | 75.0% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 22.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 59% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 66.0% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.1% | Coming soon |
| VIBE V2 | Coming soon | 50.1% | Coming soon |
| SVG-Bench | Coming soon | 63.7% | Coming soon |
| KernelBench Hard | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 48.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 58.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 82.9 (#5/29)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 77.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 80.1 (#17/54)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 61.5 (#43/54)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 83.9% | 78.1% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| CharXiv | 80.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ERQA | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | 72.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | 84.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | 29.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | 81.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 45.1% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.6% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 85.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Gemini 3.1 Pro
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #26/182)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 49.6 (Supported · #81/182)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA-D | 94.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 45.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 20.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (Text) | 71.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 95.5% | 92.7% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 91.0% | 84.2% | Gemini 3.1 Pro |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 93.8 (#5/146)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Gemini 3.1 Pro public-lane score: 65 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 59.649% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 26.829% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Gemini 3.1 Pro or MiniMax M3?

Gemini 3.1 Pro has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Gemini 3.1 Pro and MiniMax M3?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 58.2 for Gemini 3.1 Pro and 82.9 for MiniMax M3.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Pro cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Pro currently has 29 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3 cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3 currently has 27 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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