MiniMax-M3 vs Kimi K3: scores, price and which to pick

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Our take

Kimi K3 wins 4 of 4 categories, but MiniMax-M3 is 11.4× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick Kimi K3 when quality matters most, MiniMax-M3 at volume.

Overall3165Best

Coding4574Best

Writing4669Best

Support4973Best

Value3252Best

Input / 1M$0.30Best$3.00

Output / 1M$1.20Best$15.00

Blended / 1M$0.53Best$6.00

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Released1 Jun 202616 Jul 2026

Your monthly bill

Tasks per month50k

MiniMax-M3$105Cheapest

Kimi K3$1.2k

List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.