Alternatives to MiniMax-M3
For customer support replies, MiniMax-M3 scores 49 and costs $0.93 per 1,000 replies. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.
Overall 31$0.53 / 1M
94% similarGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogleOverall29−2
Blended / 1M$0.85+62%
Model page Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax-M3Overall−2Coding−9Writing+4Support−3Value−5Context1M
91% similarOpen weightsGemma 4 31B ITGoogleOverall28−3
Blended / 1M$0.25−52%
Model page Gemma 4 31B IT vs MiniMax-M3Overall−3Coding−15Writing+4Support+2Value±0Context262K
85% similarMistral Large 4Mistral AIOverall37+6
Blended / 1M$2.07+293%
Model page Mistral Large 4 vs MiniMax-M3Overall+6Coding+10Writing−12Support−3Value−2Context1M
83% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BNVIDIAOverall34+3
Blended / 1M$1.05+100%
Model page Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B vs MiniMax-M3Overall+3Coding+6Writing−3Support−11Value−2Context262K
78% similarOpen weightsDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeekOverall53+22
Blended / 1M$1.98+277%
Model page DeepSeek V4 Pro vs MiniMax-M3Overall+22Coding+11Writing+15Support+10Value+15Context1M
78% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3.5 Super VLNVIDIAOverall27−4
Blended / 1M$0.24−55%
Model page Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs MiniMax-M3Overall−4Coding−19Writing−13Support−15Value−1Context1M
76% similarClaude Haiku 5.5AnthropicOverall44+13
Blended / 1M$0.20−62%
Model page Claude Haiku 5.5 vs MiniMax-M3Overall+13Coding+7Writing−22Support−15Value+18Context1M
76% similarOpen weightsMistral Medium 3.5Mistral AIOverall18−13
Blended / 1M$3.00+471%
Model page Mistral Medium 3.5 vs MiniMax-M3Overall−13Coding−26Writing−11Support−9Value−23Context262K
75% similarOpen weightsGLM-5.3-FlashZ.aiOverall55+24
Blended / 1M$0.24−55%
Model page GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiniMax-M3Overall+24Coding+24Writing+18Support+18Value+28Context1M
Similarity is closeness in customer support replies score and in price. Cheaper means at least 30% less for within 5 points. Scores are provisional.
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