# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m3-vs-nemotron-3-super
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- 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.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 39.6 |
| Rank | 81 | 147 |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | $0.08 |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | $0.45 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- 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

- 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: 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: 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: 58.4 (#32)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 38.2 (#136)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1462 | 1397 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% | — |

## Multimodal

- MiniMax-M3: 39.5 (#45)
- Nemotron 3 Super: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1254 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1435 | — |

## Multilingual

- 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: 75.7 (#56)
- Nemotron 3 Super: 71.4 (#149)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1347 |

## Long Context

- 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: 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 | — |

## FAQ

### 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.