MiniMax: MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 from Minimax is a versatile AI model capable of processing text, images, and videos with a context length of 1048576 tokens. It supports reasoning and tools integration, though it does not generate structured output directly. With a blended benchmark score of 77.0 across three independent benchmarks, its performance spans coding and agentic tasks but shows strengths in the latter. Given its pricing at $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.2 per million output tokens, MiniMax M3 is cost-effective for projects requiring diverse modalities like text, image, or video analysis. Its robust performance on reasoning tasks makes it suitable for complex applications; however, its unstructured nature might limit integration in highly structured outputs.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 77.0 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 74.9 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 96.6 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 59.6 |
- Model ID
- minimax/minimax-m3
- Vendor
- minimax
- Released
- May 2026
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image, video
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 512,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.21 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $3.90 |
Strong choice for
Category rankings
Where MiniMax: MiniMax M3 places across the 18 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked | 135 |
| #4 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 134 |
| #5 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #5 | Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked | 144 |
| #7 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #7 | Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #9 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #9 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #9 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #9 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #11 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 156 |
| #11 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #13 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #21 | Meeting NotesBusiness · of 25 ranked | 151 |
| #23 | Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #23 | Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #23 | Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #23 | Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked | 123 |
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Quick answers
- How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 cost?
- $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
- What is MiniMax: MiniMax M3's context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can MiniMax: MiniMax M3 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.