Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) vs MiniMax-M3: Benchmark Comparison
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) has the higher score on 12 of 23 shared benchmarks; MiniMax-M3 leads on 11.
The largest observed score gap is 15.53 pts on Vibe Code Bench v1.1 , where MiniMax-M3 leads.
Reported ±1 standard-error ranges overlap on 8 of 23 shared benchmarks with comparable uncertainty data. This is not a pairwise statistical significance test.
Shared benchmark results
Scores and reported standard errors come from the latest visible Vals benchmark version available for both models.
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) | MiniMax-M3 | Gap | Reported uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 33.44% ±1.13 | 36.53% ±1.17 | 3.09 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark | 0.00% ±0.00 | 4.17% ±1.65 | 4.17 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Legal Research Bench | 20.67% ±2.81 | 29.81% ±3.18 | 9.14 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| LegalBench | 87.40% ±0.33 | 85.42% ±0.44 | 1.98 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| EMB | 52.62% ±2.97 | 47.76% ±2.95 | 4.86 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Finance Agent (v2) | 42.98% ±1.21 | 48.27% ±0.44 | 5.29 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MortgageTax | 69.40% ±0.91 | 68.36% ±0.91 | 1.03 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Tax Agent Bench | 37.84% ±3.10 | 49.69% ±3.25 | 11.85 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| TaxEval v2 | 72.88% ±0.86 | 72.73% ±0.86 | 0.15 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| MedCode | 59.06% ±2.00 | 46.29% ±2.10 | 12.77 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MedScribe | 76.11% ±1.92 | 87.25% ±1.96 | 11.14 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| ProofBench v1.1 | 26.00% ±4.41 | 18.00% ±3.86 | 8.00 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| GPQA Diamond | 95.45% ±1.05 | 92.68% ±1.44 | 2.78 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MMLU Pro | 90.99% ±0.28 | 84.22% ±0.36 | 6.77 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MMMU Pro | 88.21% ±0.78 | 81.16% ±0.94 | 7.05 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| SAGE | 48.68% ±3.29 | 50.57% ±3.44 | 1.90 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Code Migration | 17.31% ±3.93 | 19.93% ±3.94 | 2.61 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| LiveCodeBench | 88.48% ±0.93 | 82.15% ±1.05 | 6.33 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| SWE-bench | 78.80% ±1.83 | 75.00% ±1.94 | 3.80 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 2.52% ±0.51 | 1.01% ±1.01 | 1.51 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 | 6.69% ±2.40 | 9.22% ±2.86 | 2.53 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | 32.03% ±4.34 | 47.57% ±5.44 | 15.53 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Public Benefits Bench v1.1 | 53.79% ±1.30 | 64.14% ±1.25 | 10.35 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
Performance by category
| Category | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) average | MiniMax-M3 average |
|---|---|---|
| Legal | 36.02% | 39.80% |
| Finance | 55.14% | 57.36% |
| Healthcare | 67.59% | 66.77% |
| Math | 26.00% | 18.00% |
| Academic | 91.55% | 86.02% |
| Education | 48.68% | 50.57% |
| Coding | 37.64% | 39.15% |
| Social Mobility | 53.79% | 64.14% |
Cost and latency
Cost per test appears only where the benchmark reports it for both models. Latency is the measured completion time for that benchmark.
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) cost | MiniMax-M3 cost | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26) latency | MiniMax-M3 latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | $2.18 | $3.08 | 9m52s | 38m55s |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark | $1.15 | $1.46 | 7m17s | 22m31s |
| Legal Research Bench | $1.10 | $0.34 | 4m02s | 13m34s |
| LegalBench | N/A | N/A | 10.06s | 8.21s |
| EMB | $3.77 | $2.09 | 11m49s | 31m30s |
| Finance Agent (v2) | $1.59 | $0.32 | 3m28s | 8m17s |
| MortgageTax | N/A | N/A | 23.62s | 26.76s |
| Tax Agent Bench | $0.30 | $0.16 | 100.96s | 5m15s |
| TaxEval v2 | N/A | N/A | 41.93s | 94.04s |
| MedCode | N/A | N/A | 38.52s | 63.12s |
| MedScribe | N/A | N/A | 69.14s | 2m04s |
| ProofBench v1.1 | $0.78 | $0.42 | 14m49s | 11m59s |
| GPQA Diamond | N/A | N/A | 65.76s | 4m39s |
| MMLU Pro | N/A | N/A | 23.91s | 41.39s |
| MMMU Pro | N/A | N/A | 76.99s | 68.35s |
| SAGE | N/A | N/A | 61.17s | 118.54s |
| Code Migration | $1.61 | $7.07 | 12m01s | 1h14m |
| LiveCodeBench | N/A | N/A | 88.89s | 6m07s |
| SWE-bench | $0.78 | $0.42 | 5m12s | 12m06s |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | $4.11 | $7.23 | 18m44s | 1h16m |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 | $3.36 | $3.03 | 11m28s | 26m10s |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | $3.83 | $6.45 | 20m12s | 1h25m |
| Public Benefits Bench v1.1 | $0.38 | $0.25 | 3m06s | 11m31s |
Results available only for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (02/26)
- BioMysteryBench
- MysteryMechanism
- Terminal-Bench Science
- IOI
- ProgramBench
Results available only for MiniMax-M3
- SkillsBench
- CyberBench v1.1