OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna vs MiniMax M3
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna by OpenAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.1M vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
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 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
Input
$1.00
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
3.3× cheaper
Output
$1.20
5.0× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 5.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
43%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
MiniMax M3
59%Vocabulary55%
19wSentence Length24w
0.84Hedging0.52
2.7Bold5.2
4.5Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
1.20Headings1.21
0.10Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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