MiniMax M1 40k vs MiniMax M3

Wins 0 of 4 benchmarks
$0.51 / task
Wins 1 of 4 benchmarks
MiniMax M1 40k7.8
MiniMax M339
MiniMax M1 40k—
MiniMax M32
MiniMax M1 40k—
MiniMax M321.3
MiniMax M1 40k—
MiniMax M378.6

Specs

SpecMiniMax M1 40kMiniMax M3
Input, per 1M—$0.30
Output, per 1M—$1.20
Cost per task?—$0.51
Speed, tok/s—109
Context1M524K
WeightsOpenOpen
ReleasedJun 2025Jun 2026
Memory (4-bit)274 GB256 GB
LicenceApache-2.0minimax-community
Commercial useAllowedRestricted
See images—✓
Read PDFs?Partial
Hear audio——
Watch video—✓
Call tools✓✓
Force a tool call?Partial
Return strict JSONPartial—
Search the web??
Run code??
Use a computer??

What breaks when you switch

MiniMax M1 40k → MiniMax M3
Context: 1M → 524K
No strict JSON
Deployment status experimental · Self-hosted›

The documented MiniMax M3 baseline uses an experimental SGLang development image; pin its model revision and image digest and validate your workload.

MiniMax M3 → MiniMax M1 40k
Memory (4-bit): 256 GB → 274 GB
No image input