Model comparison
MiniMax-M3 vs Nemotron 3 Super
MiniMax-M3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M3 scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax-M3 leads 58.4 to 38.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 65.1% for MiniMax-M3 and 15.4% for Nemotron 3 Super.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M3.
- MiniMax-M3 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 39.6 |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 512K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 41.5 (#111), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 47.1% | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | 1470 | 1403 |
| ALE-Bench | 640.02 | 213.9 |
| FrontierCode | 14.7% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1482 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M3: 22.5 (#121), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 37.7% | — |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 4.6% | — |
| GBAEval | 0.9% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 2,158 | — |
Reasoning MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 29.3 (#83), Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 65.1% | 15.4% |
| CritPt | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | 1386 |
| SimpleBench | 45.8% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 14% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 8% | — |
| DTBench | 78.9% | — |
| LMCA | 33.7% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 55% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.4 | — |
Math MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 39.1 (#83), Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1432 | 1381 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 18% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 58.4 (#32), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1462 | 1397 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax-M3: 39.5 (#45), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1435 | — |
Multilingual MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 53.2 (#70), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1445 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1424 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1430 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1431 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1381 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1372 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 75.7 (#56), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1347 |
Long Context MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 44.2 (#68), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1362 |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M3 leads
MiniMax-M3: 62.3 (#79), Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1433 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1405 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1369 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1150 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M3 better than Nemotron 3 Super?
MiniMax-M3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.6 on the Noometry Index. Nemotron 3 Super costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiniMax-M3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M3 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M3 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is MiniMax-M3 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
MiniMax-M3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.5 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M3 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M3 and Nemotron 3 Super share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M3 has 41 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.