Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniMax M1 40KWhich is better in 2026?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniMax M1 40K — which is better?

Gemini 3 Pro (by Google) and MiniMax M1 40K (by MiniMax) 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 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while MiniMax M1 40K 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 5 of 5 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2025

Choose MiniMax M1 40K if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Pro outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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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
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 40K 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

MiniMax M1 40K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.

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

Gemini 3 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Pro was released on 2025-11-18, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.

Gemini 3 Pro is 5 months newer than MiniMax M1 40K.

Gemini 3 Pro

Nov 18, 2025

6 months ago

5mo newer
MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while MiniMax M1 40K'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 MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Pro

Jan 2025

MiniMax M1 40K

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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 74.6%)
Higher GPQA score (91.9% vs 69.2%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (45.8% vs 7.2%)
Higher SimpleQA score (72.1% vs 17.9%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (76.2% vs 55.6%)
MiniMax
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Pro
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Pro vs MiniMax M1 40K.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro is made by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is made by MiniMax. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Pro compare to MiniMax M1 40K 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%. MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Pro and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Pro supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M1 40K 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 MiniMax M1 40K?

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

Who makes Gemini 3 Pro and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Pro is developed by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax.

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