# MiniMax-M2 vs Nemotron 3 Super

> Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-vs-nemotron-3-super
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 2 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 6 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Nemotron 3 Super leads 48.6 to 45.6.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- Nemotron 3 Super accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 39.6 |
| Rank | 201 | 147 |
| Context | 205K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | $0.45 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#153)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | 1403 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
- Nemotron 3 Super: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 17.9 (#274)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | 15.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1386 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |

## Math

- MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 37.6 (#95)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1350 | 1381 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | 1397 |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 48.6 (#139)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | 1356 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | 1430 |
| LMArena French | 1336 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1366 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | 1417 |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | 1347 |

## Long Context

- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#134)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | 1362 |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 56.1 (#135)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | 1369 |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax-M2 better than Nemotron 3 Super?

Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.6 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2 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-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.

### Is MiniMax-M2 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (39.1 vs 38.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Nemotron 3 Super does, with 262K tokens against 205K.

### How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Nemotron 3 Super share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.