Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Nemotron 3 Super
MiniMax M1 and Nemotron 3 Super score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.3 vs 40.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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NVIDIASummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 2 categories and Nemotron 3 Super in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiniMax M1 leads 26.9 to 18.7.
- Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.45 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 40K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1403 |
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
Math Nemotron 3 Super leads
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | 1380 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
Knowledge Nemotron 3 Super leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | 1398 |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1319 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1360 | 1432 |
| LMArena French | 1370 | 1405 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1329 | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1353 | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1266 | — |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1347 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1362 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Nemotron 3 Super?
MiniMax M1 and Nemotron 3 Super score almost the same on the Noometry Index (40.3 vs 40.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is MiniMax M1 or Nemotron 3 Super better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.9 vs 39.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Nemotron 3 Super share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.