MiniMax: MiniMax M3
The MiniMax M3 is a large language model capable of handling text, image, and video input modalities up to 1 megabyte in context length. It supports integration with external tools and demonstrates reasoning capabilities. Consider shortlisting the MiniMax M3 for applications requiring robust multimodal processing at scale. Its benchmark standing is respectable, with a blended score of 76.5 across three independent evaluations, although detailed scores vary significantly. The model's price point may be prohibitively expensive for some users, at $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.2 per million output tokens.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 76.5 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-04. 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 |
Category rankings
Where MiniMax: MiniMax M3 places across the 13 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Bulk Data LabelingData · of 25 ranked | 135 |
| #12 | Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked | 144 |
| #13 | Customer SupportBusiness · of 25 ranked | 134 |
| #14 | Image CaptioningVision · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #15 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #17 | Short-Form SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #17 | Email DraftingWriting · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #17 | Language LearningEducation · of 25 ranked | 127 |
| #17 | Chat CompanionPersonal · of 25 ranked | 131 |
| #18 | Code CompletionCode · of 25 ranked | 133 |
| #19 | Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked | 123 |
| #19 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 121 |
| #20 | Video SummarizationVideo · of 25 ranked | 156 |
Similar models
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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.