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MiniMax M3 🪙 Open-Source

by MiniMax · Text & Chat · Code

First open-weight frontier coder · 1M context · 12x cheaper than GPT-5.5.

90/100AIVerso score
#17 of 49in Text & Chat
$0.60/$1.80 per 1M tokensStarting price
YesFree tier
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At a glance

ProviderMiniMax
CategoryText & Chat, Code
Starting price$0.60/$1.80 per 1M tokens
Free tierYes
API accessYes
Open sourceYes
Context window1M tokens

Key facts

Capability ratings

Math & Logice.g. AIME, MATH-500
88
Programminge.g. SWE-bench, LiveCodeBench
89
Reasoninge.g. GPQA, ARC
87
Knowledgee.g. MMLU-Pro
85
Long Contexte.g. MRCR, needle tests
92
Instruction Followinge.g. IFEval
86
Agent Capabilitye.g. Terminal-Bench, tool use
82

AIVerso capability ratings (0–100), an editorial summary informed by public benchmark results. Higher is better.

Features

✗ Image generation
✗ Video generation
✗ Native audio model
✗ Web search
✗ Voice mode (app)
✗ PDF analysis

Strengths

Free tier available
Open source / open weights — self-hostable
Large 1M token context window
API access for developers

Limitations

No built-in web search

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is MiniMax M3 free?

Yes — MiniMax M3 has a free tier. Pricing: $0.60/$1.80 per 1M tokens.

What are the best alternatives to MiniMax M3?

The highest-rated AI chatbots & text models from other providers on AIVerso are Claude Fable 5.1 (99/100), GPT-6 Astra (98/100), Fugu Ultra v2 (97/100).

Does MiniMax M3 have an API?

Yes, MiniMax M3 can be used via an API.

Is MiniMax M3 open source?

Yes — MiniMax M3 is available as open source / open weights, so it can be self-hosted.

How does AIVerso rate MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 scores 90/100 on AIVerso and ranks #17 of 49 in Text & Chat. Scores combine public benchmark results, features and pricing; commissions never influence them.

How we rate: Scores and capability ratings are based on public benchmarks, provider documentation, features and pricing — not on commission rates. Prices can change; check the provider's site before buying. Last updated: September 29, 2026.