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MiniMax M2-her vs MiniMax M3

MiniMax M2-her (MiniMax) and MiniMax M3 (MiniMax) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, MiniMax M3 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#22 vs #88); and MiniMax M3 offers the longer context window (1M vs 66K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose MiniMax M2-her if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which MiniMax M2-her leads MiniMax M3 for this pair.

Choose MiniMax M3 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #22 against #88 (65.5 vs 27.5 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 66K.
  • you want provider choice — 12 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — MiniMax M3 was listed 31 May 2026, MiniMax M2-her 23 January 2026.

MiniMax M2-her vs MiniMax M3: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of MiniMax M2-her and MiniMax M3
FieldMiniMax M2-herMiniMaxMiniMax M3MiniMax
ModelCap Index position#88#22
Index score27.565.5
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$1.20$1.20
Context window66K tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens2K512K
API providers listed112
Weight accessAPI onlyRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
First listed23 January 202631 May 2026
PublisherMiniMaxMiniMax

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: MiniMax M2-her vs MiniMax M3

Public benchmark boards where MiniMax M2-her or MiniMax M3 has a published result
BoardMiniMax M2-herMiniMax M3Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14971490–1504Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena—-2.5%-3.4%–-1.7%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—45.4intelligence-indexOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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MiniMax M2-her vs MiniMax M3: common questions

Is MiniMax M2-her better than MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #22 against #88. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is MiniMax M2-her cheaper than MiniMax M3?

Both list the same output price, $1.20/1M tokens, with input at $0.30/1M and $0.30/1M respectively.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M2-her or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M2-her or MiniMax M3?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are MiniMax M2-her and MiniMax M3 open-weight models?

MiniMax M2-her: API only. MiniMax M3: Restricted license. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run MiniMax M2-her and MiniMax M3?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for MiniMax M2-her and 12 for MiniMax M3, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this MiniMax M2-her vs MiniMax M3 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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