Across 20 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on 18 and MiniMax M2.7 on 2. The widest gap is simpleqa_verified, where Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 66.2 against 13.5. MiniMax M2.7 is the cheaper of the two on tracked API pricing ($0.30 against $0.75 per million input tokens).
Best tracked score per model per benchmark (default configuration; source-attributed). ↓ marks lower-is-better metrics. Open either model for its full surface, provenance and pricing. Quoted rates are the price-setter row we currently track for each model — its direct or vendor-official listing where one exists (direct, direct), otherwise the lowest tracked offer.