GPT-5.2 vs MiniMax M3
Compare GPT-5.2 by OpenAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 400K vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2
MiniMax M3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M3 is 12x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.2
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
5.8× cheaper
Output
$1.20
12× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 5.8× input, 12× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
MiniMax M3 uses 19.7x more emoji
GPT-5.2
MiniMax M3
64%Vocabulary55%
16wSentence Length24w
0.34Hedging0.52
9.4Bold5.2
3.9Lists3.0
0.06Emoji1.15
0.89Headings1.21
0.31Transitions0.02
Based on 15 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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