MiniMax: MiniMax M3
Analysis Summary
MiniMax M3 shows excellent reasoning and coding results, supported by tool use, function calling, and multimodal input spanning text, image, and video, all within a 1M token context window.
Its agentic reliability score is markedly lower than its coding score, suggesting it is better suited to single-shot coding, content generation, and analysis tasks than long autonomous multi-step agent chains.
Pricing is low relative to its coding capability, making it a cost-effective option for development teams that need strong code generation and multimodal input without heavy agentic orchestration.
Assessed July 25, 2026
Editorial notes
MiniMax M3 pairs excellent coding performance with vision and video input and a large context window, though agentic reliability trails its coding strength.
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DFO Verdict
MiniMax M3 pairs excellent coding performance with vision and video input and a large context window, though agentic reliability trails its coding strength.
How MiniMax: MiniMax M3 compares
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 ranks #18 of 395 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #25 of 160 for coding, #117 of 302 for agentic tasks. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 96% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 45% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input Ā· light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ā 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $1.20 | $0.001200 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout MiniMax: MiniMax M3
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,..
Frequently asked questions about MiniMax: MiniMax M3
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 cost?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 ranks #25 of 160 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can MiniMax: MiniMax M3 do?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is developed by MiniMax and was released on May 31, 2026.
