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Updated Jun 2026

Gemma 4 31BvsMiniMax M3

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper than MiniMax M3 at $0.14/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.

Gemma 4 31B and MiniMax M3 compared across 44 shared prompts
SpecGemma 4 31BMiniMax M3
Input price$0.14/M tokens$0.3/M tokens
Output price$0.4/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Context window262K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedApr 2026Jun 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 44 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Gemma 4 31B740 words
As CEO, my primary obligation is to the patients. While a 40% stock drop is a financial catastrophe, a cover-up that leads to preventable deaths is a corporate death sentence and a moral failure. If we "wait for more data" and another patient dies during that window, we move from "negligence" to "criminal intent."
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MiniMax M32,257 words
CEO Action Plan: 48-Hour Response to Discovered Safety Signal Operating Principles (Before I Make a Move) Before I do anything, I need to be crystal clear about the framework I'm operating in, because under pressure, even good leaders rationalize delay: The 4 million patients are not abstractions.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Gemma 4 31B688 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920, the "Information Age" would have shifted its starting line by nearly three decades. This isn't just a matter of gadgets appearing earlier; it is a fundamental shift in the timing of the transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age.
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MiniMax M32,628 words
The 1920 Transistor: A Speculative History Through 1980 A Necessary Caveat Before diving in: quantum mechanics didn't exist in 1920. The "holes," band theory, and doping concepts that made the actual transistor possible weren't formulated until 1928-1931 (Bloch, Wilson, Heisenberg).
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

Gemma 4 31B591 words
By 2035, the film industry will have transitioned from using AI as a "tool" to using AI as a "collaborator" and "infrastructure." The boundary between captured reality and generated imagery will largely vanish, shifting the value of cinema from technical execution to curation and conceptual vision.
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MiniMax M3748 words
AI and the Future of Cinema: A 2035 Outlook By 2035, AI will likely have reshaped nearly every stage of filmmaking—but probably not in the way either techno-optimists or doomsayers expect. The transformation will be uneven, with some functions transformed entirely while others remain stubbornly human.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

Gemma 4 31B766 words
Setting: A minimalist, white-walled studio in Cupertino. There are no chairs, only two sleek, black leather lounge seats. Steve Jobs is dressed in his iconic black turtleneck and jeans. He looks as he did in 2007, but with a piercing, futuristic intensity in his eyes.
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MiniMax M3465 words
Simulated Interview: "Steve Jobs" on the Future of AI (2025) A note before we begin: Steve Jobs passed away in October 2011, so this is a fictional dramatization—what I imagine his views might be, based on his documented philosophy, writings, and public statements, projected into a 2025 conversation.
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

Gemma 4 31B663 words
Disclaimer: I am an AI, not a doctor. The following plan involves potent supplements, intense physical exertion, and restrictive dietary patterns. Consult with a physician and get a full blood panel (including ApoB, HbA1c, and inflammatory markers like hs-CRP) before starting this protocol.
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MiniMax M32,009 words
The Biohacker's 3-Month Longevity Protocol A Comprehensive Optimization Framework for Healthspan & Performance ⚠️ Critical Disclaimer: This protocol is educational and exploratory. Many interventions (pharmaceutical-grade supplements, fasting protocols, intense exercise) require medical clearance.
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Estimate Complexity

Estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online. Explain your reasoning step by step.

Gemma 4 31B302 words
To estimate the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3, we can use a well-established heuristic from deep learning theory regarding the cost of a forward and backward pass in a Transformer. Here is the step-by-step reasoning.
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MiniMax M3379 words
Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs Step 1: Identify the Key Parameters From what's publicly known about GPT-3 (175B parameter version): Number of non-embedding parameters: N ≈ 175 × 10⁹ Training tokens: D ≈ 300 × 10⁹ (the paper used a ~570GB filtered corpus processed into ~300B tokens) Step 2: Derive the FLOPs-per-Token…
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Our Verdict
Gemma 4 31B
Gemma 4 31B
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemma 4 31B
Input
$0.14
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.40
3.0× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20

Gemma 4 31B is cheaper on both: 2.1× input, 3.0× output.

Where to run it

25 hosts, cheapest first

Gemma 4 31B12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.09 in·$0.34 out·262k·99.1% upCCoreWeavefp4$0.10 in·$0.34 out·262k·97.9% upCCrusoebf16$0.14 in·$0.40 out·262k·98.6% upFFriendli$0.14 in·$0.40 out·262k·98.7% upPParasailfp8$0.15 in·$0.40 out·262k·99.2% upSSambaNova$0.38 in·$1.15 out·131k·98.6% up
6 more hostsFewer hosts
TTogether$0.39 in·$0.97 out·262k—MModelRunfp4$0.75 in·$1.00 out·262k·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.75 in·$1.00 out·262k·97.1% upVVenicefp4degraded$0.12 in·$0.36 out·256k·99% upCChutesfp4degraded$0.12 in·$0.37 out·131k·93.3% upNNovitabf16degraded$0.14 in·$0.40 out·262k·96.2% up
MiniMax M313 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
CCoreWeavefp4$0.23 in·$0.96 out·262k·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.24 in·$0.96 out·1M·99.7% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.28 in·$1.10 out·524k·99.7% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·91.8% upMiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.4% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% up
7 more hostsFewer hosts
PParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·97.8% upSStreamLakefp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.4% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.9% upMMara$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·93.7% upSSambaNova$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·98.8% upMModelRunfp4$0.75 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.9% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·94.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
45%

Gemma 4 31B uses 6.6x more transitions

Gemma 4 31B
MiniMax M3
57%Vocabulary55%
18wSentence Length24w
0.37Hedging0.52
7.1Bold5.2
4.0Lists3.0
0.24Emoji1.15
0.94Headings1.21
0.16Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 27 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

Gemma 4 31B is developed by Google AI while MiniMax M3 is developed by MiniMax. Gemma 4 31B has a 262K token context window vs MiniMax M3's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 44 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Gemma 4 31B and MiniMax M3 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 44 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Gemma 4 31B costs $0.14/M input tokens and MiniMax M3 costs $0.3/M input tokens. Gemma 4 31B is $0.16/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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