# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Minimax M2 7

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Minimax M2 7: $0.5249999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

Minimax M2 7: open weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in General LLM at #7 against #100.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in Reasoning at #6 against #92.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in Coding › Web dev at #27 against #73.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in Long context at #5 against #91.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Minimax M2 7 in Factuality at #17 against #92.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash is state of the art on best per dollar in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Minimax M2 7 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Coding › Web dev (since Mar 20, 2026; sources LMArena WebDev; methodology v1.0).