MiniMax M3
MiniMax · released Jun 1, 2026
| size | 428 B total, 23 B active |
| context window | 1,000,000 tokens |
| longest response | not stated by the maker |
| open weights | yes, license: MiniMax Community License |
| API price | $0.30 per million input tokens, $1.20 per million output tokens |
| input and output | text, images and video in, text out |
Manufacturer data (announcement, model card, documentation, pricing), verified Sep 25, 2026.
Where we tested it
The fan test
TaskThe model had to write a continuation of the scene “someone knocks and she opens” fifteen times.
One of the widest fans: the most common visitor, a stranger, stood at the door in only 40% of the continuations.
The silence test
TaskThe model had to stay quiet for a moment; the correct reply had zero characters.
It did not stay silent in any of its six tries. Instead of silence it acted it out twice, for example that it sits quietly in a corner like a statue, not even breathing.
Dragon
TaskThe model's task was to draw a picture of a dragon as an SVG.
26 points out of 50, with 4 out of 10 for anatomy. It did not pretend to have tools it lacked, and when it got the picture back, it redrew just under a quarter of its area.
You'll find the size band and figures for other models on the Tested models page.