Models, measured side by side
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) vs MiniMax M3
Compare Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), MiniMax M3 by token pricing, context length, benchmark results, speed and tool support.
Monthly workload
Monthly cost breakdown
InputOutput
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
$100 / mo
MiniMax M3
$12 / mo
Performance comparison
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Not listed
MiniMax M3
29.2
Overview
| Overview | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Released | Not listed | 2026-05-31 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Input formats | imagetext | textimagevideo |
| Output formats | imagetext | text |
Provider
Released
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 2026-05-31
Status
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Active
- MiniMax M3
- Active
Input formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- MiniMax M3
- textimagevideo
Output formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- MiniMax M3
- text
Pricing & capacity
| Pricing & capacity | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $0.30 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $12 | $1.20 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.20 | $0.06 |
| Monthly cost | $100 | $12 |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Maximum output | 33K | 512K |
Input / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $2.00
- MiniMax M3
- $0.30
Output / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $12
- MiniMax M3
- $1.20
Cached input / 1M
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $0.20
- MiniMax M3
- $0.06
Monthly cost
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $100
- MiniMax M3
- $12
Context window
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 131K
- MiniMax M3
- 1M
Maximum output
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 33K
- MiniMax M3
- 512K
Benchmarks & performance
| Benchmarks & performance | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo | 1,211 | Not listed |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.4% | Not listed |
| Intelligence Index | Not listed | 29.2 |
| GPQA | Not listed | 92.9% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | Not listed | 39% |
| SciCode | Not listed | 47.1% |
| Output speed | Not listed | 97 tokens/s |
| Time to first token | Not listed | 2.03 s |
| DesignArena rating | Not listed | 1,252 |
| DesignArena win rate | Not listed | 50.9% |
Arena Elo
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 1,211
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
MMLU-Pro
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 75.4%
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Intelligence Index
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 29.2
GPQA
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 92.9%
Humanity’s Last Exam
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 39%
SciCode
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 47.1%
Output speed
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 97 tokens/s
Time to first token
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 2.03 s
DesignArena rating
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 1,252
DesignArena win rate
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 50.9%
Tools & features
| Tools & features | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Function calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Built-in web search | Not listed | Not listed |
| Log probabilities | Not listed | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Parallel tool calls | Not listed | Not listed |
| Prompt caching | Supported | Supported |
Function calling
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Structured outputs
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
JSON mode
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Reasoning
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Built-in web search
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Log probabilities
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Deterministic seed
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Parallel tool calls
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Prompt caching
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
API & availability
| API & availability | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| API identifier | gemini-3-pro-image | minimax-m3 |
| API providers | Google AI Studio, Google | Not listed |
| Knowledge cutoff | Not listed | Not listed |
| Prices checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
API identifier
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
gemini-3-pro-image- MiniMax M3
minimax-m3
API providers
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Google AI Studio, Google
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Knowledge cutoff
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Prices checked
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Oct 8, 2026
- MiniMax M3
- Oct 8, 2026
About the models
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Google's state-of-the-art image generation and editing model. Output price is per 1M image tokens.
Full pricing & detailsMiniMax M3
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,...
Full pricing & detailsComparison FAQ
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image): $2.00 input and $12 output per million tokens. MiniMax M3: $0.30 input and $1.20 output per million tokens. The cheaper choice depends on your input-to-output ratio; a model can have a lower input rate but a higher output rate.