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Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniMax M2

Google · released

Wins 5 of 6 areas

Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents

MiniMax · released

Wins 1 of 6 areas

Following instructions

Gemini 3 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.MiniMax M2 is cheaper and better at following instructions.

Scores updated · 37 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

Gemini 3 Pro$2.00 to read · $12.00 to write$14Price from Artificial Analysis
MiniMax M2$0.30 to read · $1.20 to write$1.50Price from Artificial Analysis

MiniMax M2 costs 89% less for the same work.

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Gemini 3 Pro pulls ahead

  • Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+32.6points aheadGemini 3 Pro55.8MiniMax M223.2
  • Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+26points aheadGemini 3 Pro39.7MiniMax M213.7
  • Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+20points aheadGemini 3 Pro56.1MiniMax M236.1

Where MiniMax M2 pulls ahead

  • Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+1.9points aheadMiniMax M272.3Gemini 3 Pro70.4

Every test, side by side

All 37 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

CodingGemini 3 Pro

Full coding ranking

AgentsGemini 3 Pro

Full agents ranking

ReasoningGemini 3 Pro

Full reasoning ranking

FactsGemini 3 Pro

Full facts ranking

Long documentsGemini 3 Pro
  • AA-LCRGemini 3 Pro by 11.77664.3+11.7

Full long documents ranking

Following instructionsMiniMax M2
  • IFBenchMiniMax M2 by 1.970.472.3+1.9

Full following instructions ranking

Other results23 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or MiniMax M2?

Gemini 3 Pro wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts and long documents. MiniMax M2 wins following instructions, and costs 89% less.

Which is better for coding?

Gemini 3 Pro. It wins 5 of the 5 coding tests both models report; MiniMax M2 wins none.

Which is cheaper?

Gemini 3 Pro costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2 costs $0.30 and $1.20. That makes MiniMax M2 about 89% cheaper for the same work.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 37 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 23 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.

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