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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 benchmark

Name: Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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In this head-to-head showdown, MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 is more budget-friendly at $1.2/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Gemini 3.7 FlashTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Gemini 3.7 FlashTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7Lowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Gemini 3.7 FlashFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Gemini 3.7 Flash (1)MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 (2)

Gemini 3.7 Flash

1 of 3 Wins

✓Context window

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

2 of 3 Wins

✓Input price✓Output price

Google

Leads 1 of 3

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google Aug 13 2026 workhorse. Official intro price $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through Dec 31 2026; 1,048,576-token context (Google blog).

3.7 Flash SpeedElo 1,530In: $0.375 · Out: $1.875/1M

MiniMax

Leads 2 of 3

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (minimax/minimax-m2.7). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.3 · Out: $1.2/1M

Gemini 3 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

5 models

Currently comparing Gemini 3.7 Flash vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Gemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3 Pro$5 Gemini 3 Flash$3 Gemini 3.6 Pro$5 Gemini 3.6 Flash$3.75

Top Rival Showdowns for Gemini 3.7 Flash

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5 vs Grok 4.6 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Qwen 3 Max

Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 Wins

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

$1.2 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Gemini 3.7 Flash (8)vsMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 (2)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 8W (80%)MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7: 2W (20%)

← Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 →

🏆Gemini 3.7 Flash Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark

Gemini 3.7 FlashvsMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Preference Elo

1,530vs—

Coding Elo

1,546vs—

SWE-bench

72.4%vs—

LiveBench

69.6%vs—

GPQA Diamond

81.2%vs—

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 5WMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7: 0W

🏆Gemini 3.7 Flash Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark

Gemini 3.7 FlashvsMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Output speed

215 tok/svs—

Time to first token

82 msvs—

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 2WMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7: 0W

🏆MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark

Gemini 3.7 FlashvsMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Output price

$1.875/1Mvs$1.2/1M+$0.675/1M

Input price

$0.375/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$0.075/1M

Context window

1Mvs205k+844k

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 1WMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Preference Elo

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,530

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Coding Elo

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,546

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

LiveBench

Gemini 3.7 Flash69.6%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

SWE-bench

Gemini 3.7 Flash72.4%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

GPQA Diamond

Gemini 3.7 Flash81.2%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Time to first token

Gemini 3.7 Flash82 ms

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Output speed

Gemini 3.7 Flash215 tok/s

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Input priceMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 +$0.075/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.375/1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7$0.3/1M

Output priceMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 +$0.675/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$1.875/1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7$1.2/1M

Context windowGemini 3.7 Flash +844k

Gemini 3.7 Flash1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7205k

Benchmark	Gemini 3.7 Flash	MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,530 lmarena · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
Coding Elo	1,546 lmarena · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
LiveBench	69.6% livebench · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
SWE-bench	72.4% swebench · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
GPQA Diamond	81.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
Time to first token	82 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
Output speed	215 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026	—	—
Input price	$0.375/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.3/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$0.075/1M
Output price	$1.875/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$1.2/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$0.675/1M
Context window	1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	205k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+844k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 31% with MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Gemini 3.7 Flash$41.25 / mo

In: $13.13Out: $28.13

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7$28.50 / mo

In: $10.5Out: $18

Estimated Cost Delta

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 is estimated to save $12.75/month ($153/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7:Pick MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Gemini 3.7 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.7 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7	Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news

compareAug 13, 2026

Gemini Flash vs Pro: when Flash is the whole product

3.7 Flash vs 3.6 Pro is the current Google volume-versus-upgrade pair.

priceAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Jul 21 workhorse that inherited $0.75/$3.75 through year-end. Keep the row; 3.7 is the newer sibling.

launchAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

Google’s current workhorse drop. Official intro list and 1,048,576-token context. Compare to Luna and Haiku.

launchJul 15, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Pro: Google’s current Pro-class long-context row

2M context, Pro-class Elo and coding. Upgrade path from Flash is this page, not a vibe check.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Google

Gemini 3.7 Flash

Elo 1,530

SWE-bench72.4%

Speed (tok/s)215 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$0.375/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$1.875/1M

MiniMax

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)205k

Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$1.2/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 output tokens are $1.2/1M versus $1.875/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 205k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.7 Flash and MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

Tap any node to inspect

0–100 %ile

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Gemini 3.7 FlashMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Preference Elo

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,530

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Coding Elo

Gemini 3.7 Flash1,546

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

LiveBench

Gemini 3.7 Flash69.6%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

SWE-bench

Gemini 3.7 Flash72.4%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

GPQA Diamond

Gemini 3.7 Flash81.2%

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Time to first token

Gemini 3.7 Flash82 ms

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Output speed

Gemini 3.7 Flash215 tok/s

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7—

Input priceMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 +$0.075/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$0.375/1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7$0.3/1M

Output priceMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 +$0.675/1M

Gemini 3.7 Flash$1.875/1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7$1.2/1M

Context windowGemini 3.7 Flash +844k

Gemini 3.7 Flash1M

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7205k

Benchmark

Gemini 3.7 Flash

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,530

lmarena · Aug 16, 2026

—

Coding Elo

1,546

lmarena · Aug 16, 2026

—

LiveBench

69.6%

livebench · Aug 16, 2026

—

SWE-bench

72.4%

swebench · Aug 16, 2026

—

GPQA Diamond

81.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Time to first token

82 ms

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Output speed

215 tok/s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026

—

Input price

$0.375/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

$0.3/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$0.075/1M

Output price

$1.875/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

$1.2/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$0.675/1M

Context window

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

205k

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+844k

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatMiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3.7 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7	Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3.7 Flash	Gemini 3.7 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 output tokens are $1.2/1M versus $1.875/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3.7 Flash or MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.7 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 205k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.7 Flash and MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Verified Advantage Breakdown

Gemini 3 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

No shared data

No shared data

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Capability Percentiles

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Gemini Flash vs Pro: when Flash is the whole product

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

Gemini 3.6 Pro: Google’s current Pro-class long-context row

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Gemini 3.7 Flash

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

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MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7 holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Verified Advantage Breakdown

Gemini 3 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

No shared data

No shared data

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

Capability Percentiles

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Intelligence & Reasoning

Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Gemini Flash vs Pro: when Flash is the whole product

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Aug 13): $0.75/$3.75 intro through Dec 31 2026

Gemini 3.6 Pro: Google’s current Pro-class long-context row

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Gemini 3.7 Flash

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.7

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