# GPT-5.6 Luna vs MiniMax M3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Luna and MiniMax M3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-luna-vs-minimax-m3
- Last updated: September 24, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 10
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.6 Luna if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M3 only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Luna leads overall 65.6 to 54.86.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 64.5 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 39.2 for MiniMax M3.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OSWorld 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 45.6% and 4.6%.
- GPT-5.6 Luna also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 65.6 | 54.86 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 29 | 27 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.30 / $1.20 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 55.3 (Supported · #28/105)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.9 (Supported · #45/105)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 14.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | 66.0% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| BrowseComp | 83.3% | 83.5% | MiniMax M3 |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 45.6% | 4.6% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| CyberGym | 77.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 12.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 53.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 79.0% | 53.6% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| ApprenticeBench | 7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 70.1% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 74.5% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.1% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 19.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 64.5 (Supported · #9/135)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 39.2 (Supported · #59/135)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Pro | 62.7% | 59% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 84.7% | 66.0% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| DeepSWE | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| cursorBench32 | 61.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 85.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 93.0% | 75.0% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.5% | 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 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 54.7 (#18/19)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 79.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 59.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 67.1 (#22/50)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 52 (#36/50)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 78.4% | 78.1% | GPT-5.6 Luna |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 79.5% | 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: GPT-5.6 Luna
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 64.6 (Supported · #22/158)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 49.3 (Supported · #59/158)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 55.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 32.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 91.7% | 92.7% | MiniMax M3 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.0% | 84.2% | GPT-5.6 Luna |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: 92.4 (#5/124)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Luna public-lane score: 94.2 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Luna | MiniMax M3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 78.600% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 58.500% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Luna or MiniMax M3?

GPT-5.6 Luna is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Luna and MiniMax M3?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 64.5 for GPT-5.6 Luna and 39.2 for MiniMax M3.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Luna cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Luna 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.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.6 Luna vs GPT-5.6 Sol](/compare/gpt-5-6-luna-vs-gpt-5-6-sol)
- [MiniMax M3 vs GPT-5.6 Sol](/compare/gpt-5-6-sol-vs-minimax-m3)
- [GPT-5.6 Luna vs GPT-5.6 Terra](/compare/gpt-5-6-luna-vs-gpt-5-6-terra)
- [MiniMax M3 vs GPT-5.6 Terra](/compare/gpt-5-6-terra-vs-minimax-m3)

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