OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol vs MiniMax M3
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol 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 Sol
MiniMax M3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, major provider backing.
MiniMax M3 is 25x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
17× cheaper
Output
$1.20
25× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 17× input, 25× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
45%
MiniMax M3 uses 35.0x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
MiniMax M3
63%Vocabulary55%
15wSentence Length24w
0.79Hedging0.52
3.4Bold5.2
3.8Lists3.0
0.03Emoji1.15
0.95Headings1.21
0.08Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
Research
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