Models, measured side by side
GPT-5.2 Pro vs MiniMax M3
Compare GPT-5.2 Pro, MiniMax M3 by token pricing, context length, benchmark results, speed and tool support.
Monthly workload
Monthly cost breakdown
InputOutput
GPT-5.2 Pro
$1,260 / mo
MiniMax M3
$12 / mo
Performance comparison
GPT-5.2 Pro
Not listed
MiniMax M3
29.2
Overview
Pricing & capacity
| Pricing & capacity | GPT-5.2 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $21 | $0.30 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $168 | $1.20 |
| Cached input / 1M | Not listed | $0.06 |
| Monthly cost | $1,260 | $12 |
| Context window | 400K | 1M |
| Maximum output | 128K | 512K |
Input / 1M tokens
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- $21
- MiniMax M3
- $0.30
Output / 1M tokens
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- $168
- MiniMax M3
- $1.20
Cached input / 1M
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- $0.06
Monthly cost
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- $1,260
- MiniMax M3
- $12
Context window
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- 400K
- MiniMax M3
- 1M
Maximum output
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- 128K
- MiniMax M3
- 512K
Benchmarks & performance
| Benchmarks & performance | GPT-5.2 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo | 1,255 | Not listed |
| MMLU-Pro | 82.8% | 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
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- 1,255
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
MMLU-Pro
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- 82.8%
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Intelligence Index
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 29.2
GPQA
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 92.9%
Humanity’s Last Exam
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 39%
SciCode
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 47.1%
Output speed
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 97 tokens/s
Time to first token
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 2.03 s
DesignArena rating
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 1,252
DesignArena win rate
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- 50.9%
Tools & features
| Tools & features | GPT-5.2 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Function calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Log probabilities | Not listed | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Prompt caching | Not listed | Supported |
Function calling
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Structured outputs
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
JSON mode
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Reasoning
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Log probabilities
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Deterministic seed
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Supported
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
Prompt caching
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Not listed
- MiniMax M3
- Supported
API & availability
| API & availability | GPT-5.2 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| API identifier | gpt-5.2-pro | minimax-m3 |
| API providers | OpenAI | Not listed |
| Prices checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
API identifier
- GPT-5.2 Pro
gpt-5.2-pro- MiniMax M3
minimax-m3
API providers
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- OpenAI
- MiniMax M3
- Not listed
Prices checked
- GPT-5.2 Pro
- Oct 8, 2026
- MiniMax M3
- Oct 8, 2026
About the models
GPT-5.2 Pro
GPT-5.2 with extra compute for the most demanding problems. No cached-input discount.
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
GPT-5.2 Pro: $21 input and $168 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.