Atria Dawn Preview vs MiniMax M3
Atria Dawn Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 41.4.
Shanghai AI Laboratory · MiniMax · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Atria Dawn Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.3 to 41.4, ranking #10 overall.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Atria Dawn Preview wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Atria Dawn Preview
- overall performance matters — it scores 52.3 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose MiniMax M3
- you want predictable pricing at $0.28/M input and $1.10/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
12 reported for Atria Dawn Preview · 35 for MiniMax M3
Atria Dawn Preview outperforms in 3 benchmarks (BrowseComp, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1), while MiniMax M3 is better at 0 benchmarks.
Atria Dawn Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Atria Dawn Preview has 316.0B more parameters than MiniMax M3, making it 73.8% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only MiniMax M3 specifies input context (524,288 tokens). Only MiniMax M3 specifies output context (524,288 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
MiniMax M3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Atria Dawn Preview does not.
MiniMax M3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Atria Dawn Preview
MiniMax M3
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under MIT.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
MIT
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Atria Dawn Preview was released on 2026-09-11, while MiniMax M3 was released on 2026-06-01.
Atria Dawn Preview is 3 months newer than MiniMax M3.
Sep 11, 2026
1 weeks ago
3mo newerJun 1, 2026
3 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Atria Dawn Preview and MiniMax M3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Atria Dawn Preview vs MiniMax M3.