MiniMax-M3MiniMax GLM-5.3Z.ai Our takeGLM-5.3 wins 4 of 4 categories, but MiniMax-M3 is 4.1× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick GLM-5.3 when quality matters most, MiniMax-M3 at volume.
Overall3161Best
Coding4568Best
Writing4670Best
Support4967Best
Value3254Best
Input / 1M$0.30Best$1.40
Output / 1M$1.20Best$4.40
Blended / 1M$0.53Best$2.15
Context window1M1M
Open weightsYesYes
Released1 Jun 202614 Aug 2026
Your monthly bill
MiniMax-M3$105Cheapest
GLM-5.3$430
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.