Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniCPM-SALAWhich is better in 2026?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniCPM-SALA — which is better?

Gemini 3 Pro (by Google) and MiniCPM-SALA (by OpenBMB) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while MiniCPM-SALA is better at 0 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemini 3 Pro if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks

Choose MiniCPM-SALA if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while MiniCPM-SALA is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Pro specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

Gemini 3 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniCPM-SALA uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11.

MiniCPM-SALA is 3 months newer than Gemini 3 Pro.

Gemini 3 Pro

Nov 18, 2025

6 months ago

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

4 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Pro

Jan 2025

MiniCPM-SALA

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (100.0% vs 78.3%)
OpenBMB
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Pro
OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniCPM-SALA.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or MiniCPM-SALA?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro is made by Google and MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Pro compare to MiniCPM-SALA in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Pro scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Global PIQA: 93.4%, GPQA: 91.9%, MMMLU: 91.8%. MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Pro and MiniCPM-SALA?

Gemini 3 Pro supports 1.0M tokens and MiniCPM-SALA supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3 Pro and MiniCPM-SALA?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Pro and MiniCPM-SALA?

Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google and MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB.

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