Kimi K3 and MiniMax M3 carry source-labelled ratings with evidence and any approved estimates in their category breakdowns. Models may use different benchmarks and test settings. This is an indicative composite, not a controlled head-to-head comparison or community Elo. Admin-approved sentiment estimates fill categories without accepted benchmark results. Estimates are labelled and do not increase benchmark coverage.
5 direct measurements, category ratings, capability breakdown, and verified sources
Models may use different benchmarks and test settings. This is an indicative composite, not a controlled head-to-head comparison or community Elo. Admin-approved sentiment estimates fill categories without accepted benchmark results. Estimates are labelled and do not increase benchmark coverage.
Different class (2s+ vs 500ms–2s)
Different class (<50 tok/s vs 50–100 tok/s)
$1.2 / 1M tokens
Side-by-side comparison across all domain lists these models share, evaluated under standard configurations.
Ratings represent CompareLLM category rankings derived from disclosed evidence recipes.
Methodology & Recipe →Simulate monthly API production cost in USD (US Dollar).
MiniMax M3 saves approx. $301.50/mo ($3,618/yr).
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Published results are normalized using declared scales and weighted by category benchmark family. The breakdown lists the actual inputs, sources and weights. Models may use different benchmarks and test settings. This is an indicative composite, not a controlled head-to-head comparison or community Elo.
The 1.5-point difference is within noise for this rubric; value separates them most, favouring MiniMax M3.
Raw benchmark → percentile among comparable active models → workload weight → weighted contribution.
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Raw: Out $/1M tok $15/1M tok
Raw: Speed (tok/s) 20 tok/s · TTFT 6,382 ms
Raw: Context (tokens) 1M tokens
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Raw: Out $/1M tok $1.2/1M tok
Raw: Speed (tok/s) 84 tok/s · TTFT 995 ms
Raw: Context (tokens) 524k tokens
