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Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs MiniMax M1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

MiniMax M1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
MiniMax M1
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3 Pro PreviewMiniMax M1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 3 Pro PreviewMiniMax M1
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorGoogleMinimax
ReleasedNov 2025Jun 2025

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

MiniMax M1 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. MiniMax M1 has cheaper output pricing at $1.76/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to MiniMax M1's score of 14.1.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while MiniMax M1 has a 1,000,000 token context window.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision. MiniMax M1 does not support vision.