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Alternatives to MiniMax-M3
For each task MiniMax-M3 is listed in, the highest-ranked other options of the same kind, ranked only from public benchmarks.
Chat & assistants: models
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MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,441 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S |  Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | Models | Cloud | 1,524 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| S | Muse Wonder Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,509 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S |  Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,508 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,502 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| S | Gemini 3.8 Flash Google | Models | Cloud | 1,496 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $1.5/M tokens | — | |
| S | Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,494 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $2/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
| S | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google | Models | Cloud | 1,487 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | $4.5/M tokens | — | |
| S |  Kimi K3Moonshot AI | Models | Local | 1,487 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control) | ~1600 GB VRAM | — |
Writing: models
B MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,405 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,519 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S | Gemini 4 Argon Google | Models | Cloud | 1,516 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| S | Gemini 3.8 Flash Google | Models | Cloud | 1,487 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $1.5/M tokens | — | |
| S | Muse Wonder Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,485 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,485 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| S | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google | Models | Cloud | 1,481 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $4.5/M tokens | — | |
| A | Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen) | Models | Cloud | 1,469 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $3/M tokens | — | |
| A | Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,465 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control) | $4/M tokens | — |
Coding: models
C MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,482 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,806 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S |  GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,776 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| S | Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,768 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| A | GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,754 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| A | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,742 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| B | Gemini 4 Argon Google | Models | Cloud | 1,678 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| B | Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen) | Models | Cloud | 1,674 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | $3/M tokens | — | |
| B |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017DeepSeek | Models | Local | 1,670 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall) | ~320 GB VRAM | — |
Image understanding: models
A MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,236 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen) | Models | Cloud | 1,301 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $3/M tokens | — | |
| S | GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,294 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $4/M tokens | — | |
| S | Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,293 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $8/M tokens | — | |
| S | Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,290 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $2/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
| S | Gemini 3.8 Flash Google | Models | Cloud | 1,289 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $1.5/M tokens | — | |
| S | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,286 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| S | GPT-6 Astra OpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,286 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $20/M tokens | — | |
| S | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google | Models | Cloud | 1,280 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control) | $4.5/M tokens | — |
Vector graphics & logos: models
C MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,160 on Design Arena SVG
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S |  Arrow 2 TelosQuiverAI | Models | Cloud | 1,554 on Design Arena SVG | $12/M tokens | — | |
| B | GPT-6 Astra OpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,431 on Design Arena SVG | $20/M tokens | — | |
| B | Arrow 2 QuiverAI | Models | Cloud | 1,380 on Design Arena SVG | $8/M tokens | — | |
| C | Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,332 on Design Arena SVG | $8/M tokens | — | |
| C | Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,323 on Design Arena SVG | $2/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
| C | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,300 on Design Arena SVG | $20/M tokens | — | |
| C | Kimi K3 Moonshot AI | Models | Local | 1,300 on Design Arena SVG | ~1600 GB VRAM | — | |
| C | Gemini 3.8 Flash Google | Models | Cloud | 1,294 on Design Arena SVG | $1.5/M tokens | — |
Browser & computer agents: models
C MiniMax-M3 · Local · 4.6% on OSWorld 2.0 (end-to-end models)
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | Models | Cloud | 39.3% on OSWorld 2.0 (end-to-end models) | $2/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
| C |  Qwen3.7-PlusAlibaba (Qwen) | Models | Cloud | 2.8% on OSWorld 2.0 (end-to-end models) | $0.56/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
Slides & presentations: models
B MiniMax-M3 · Local · 1,205 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides
| Tier | Name | Approach | Runs | Rated by | Price | Skill | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic | Models | Cloud | 1,328 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | $20/M tokens | — | |
| A | Kimi K3 Moonshot AI | Models | Local | 1,273 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | ~1600 GB VRAM | — | |
| A |  GLM-5.3Z.ai | Models | Local | 1,255 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | ~425 GB VRAM | — | |
| A | GPT-6 Astra OpenAI | Models | Cloud | 1,246 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | $20/M tokens | — | |
| A | Muse Spark 1.3 Meta | Models | Cloud | 1,244 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | $2/M tokens | — | vs MiniMax-M3 |
| B | Gemini 3.8 Flash Google | Models | Cloud | 1,179 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | $1.5/M tokens | — | |
| C | Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google | Models | Cloud | 1,063 on Design Arena Python-PPTX Slides | $4.5/M tokens | — |
Tiers come only from public benchmarks; tools without a result of their own inherit the tier of the best model they offer. How we rank.