OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra vs MiniMax M3
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra 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 Terra
MiniMax M3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra has the edge — newer, major provider backing.
MiniMax M3 is 13x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
8.3× cheaper
Output
$1.20
13× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 8.3× input, 13× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
MiniMax M3
57%Vocabulary55%
18wSentence Length24w
0.85Hedging0.52
2.8Bold5.2
4.6Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
1.12Headings1.21
0.06Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
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