Minimax M2 7 vs O3 Mini
As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in 2 of 3 shared categories: Reasoning and Long context.
Minimax M2 7
It used to be. Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev.
O3 Mini
It used to be. Was SOTA in Reasoning.
| Category | Minimax M2 7 | O3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #129 · #129 in General LLM Margin 68.61702127659575 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #10 · #10 in General LLM Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Apr 16, 2025 |
| Reasoning | #120 · #120 in Reasoning Margin 64.36170212765958 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #172 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 92.02127659574468 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | — | #76 · #76 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #80 · #80 in Coding › Web dev Margin 63.2 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Long context | #117 · #117 in Long context Margin 62.234042553191486 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #186 · #186 in Long context Margin 98.93617021276596 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Factuality | #117 · #117 in Factuality Margin 68.6046511627907 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | — | #51 · #51 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jan 31, 2025 |
Minimax M2 7: $0.5249999999999999 per 1M blended tokens.
O3 Mini: $1.9250000000000003 per 1M blended tokens.
Minimax M2 7: open weights.
O3 Mini: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, O3 Mini leads Minimax M2 7 in General LLM at #10 against #129.
Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in Reasoning at #120 against #172.
Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in Long context at #117 against #186.
Minimax M2 7 or O3 Mini?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in 2 of 3 shared categories: Reasoning and Long context.
Minimax M2 7 or O3 Mini for General LLM?
As of Oct 15, 2026, O3 Mini leads Minimax M2 7 in General LLM at #10 against #129.
Minimax M2 7 or O3 Mini for Reasoning?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in Reasoning at #120 against #172.
Minimax M2 7 or O3 Mini for Long context?
As of Oct 15, 2026, Minimax M2 7 leads O3 Mini in Long context at #117 against #186.