ResearchLLM Verifications Leaderboard

Data as of · 78 models, 80 questions · reviewed by Suhas Bhairav · methodology

Head to head · tested 27 Oct 2026

GLM 5.3 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash: accuracy, speed and price

Similar accuracy; GLM 5.3 Flash costs less per question.

Z.aiGLM 5.3 Flash67.5% score · #28$0.00015 per question83 tok/sMiniMaxMiniMax M3.1 Flash66.2% score · #31$0.00087 per question131 tok/s

Verdict

Built from the measurements below

  • Accuracy is too close to call: GLM 5.3 Flash scored 67.5% and MiniMax M3.1 Flash 66.2% on the same 80 questions, a gap within what chance alone could produce.
  • GLM 5.3 Flash is 6.0× cheaper per question as billed ($0.00015 vs $0.00087), reasoning tokens included.
  • MiniMax M3.1 Flash generates text 1.6× faster: 131 tokens per second against 83.

Which should you choose?

Choose GLM 5.3 Flash for the lower cost per correct answer ($0.00022 against $0.0013), shorter outputs (about 560 tokens per question against 1,376) and more hosts to choose from on OpenRouter (34 against 11). Choose MiniMax M3.1 Flash for faster streaming. The widest subject gap is in law: GLM 5.3 Flash answered 4 of 6 correctly, MiniMax M3.1 Flash 2 of 6. With so few questions per subject, treat this as a lead to test on your own prompts, not a result.

Accuracy gap +1.3 points (z = 0.17). A winner is called only when z is at least 1.96, the usual 95% threshold. Speed, latency and price need a 10% margin.

Head to head

Same questions, same prompt, same API

MeasureGLM 5.3 FlashMiniMax M3.1 FlashEdge
Verification scoreHigher is better67.5%66.2%Too close to call
Cost per questionLower is better$0.00015$0.00087GLM 5.3 Flash
Output speedHigher is better83131MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Time to first tokenLower is better0.5 s0.5 sSimilar
End-to-end response timeLower is better7.4 s4.2 sMiniMax M3.1 Flash
Tokens per questionLower is better5601,376GLM 5.3 Flash
Context windowHigher is better1M1MSimilar

Side by side

Bars are scaled to the larger of the two values. The winner on each measure is marked in bold.

Every measure

GLM 5.3 Flash first, MiniMax M3.1 Flash second

Verification scorehigher is better
GLM 5.3 Flash67.5%
MiniMax M3.1 Flash66.2%
Cost per questionlower is better
GLM 5.3 Flash$0.00015
MiniMax M3.1 Flash$0.00087
Output speedhigher is better
GLM 5.3 Flash83
MiniMax M3.1 Flash131
Time to first tokenlower is better
GLM 5.3 Flash0.5 s
MiniMax M3.1 Flash0.5 s
End-to-end response timelower is better
GLM 5.3 Flash7.4 s
MiniMax M3.1 Flash4.2 s
Tokens per questionlower is better
GLM 5.3 Flash560
MiniMax M3.1 Flash1,376
Context windowhigher is better
GLM 5.3 Flash1M
MiniMax M3.1 Flash1M

Score vs. cost per question

Both models in color, every other model in grey

Most attractive quadrant0255075100$0.00001$0.0001$0.001$0.01$0.10Cost per question (USD, log) →Verification score (%) →Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BCommand AReka Flash 3Gemma 4 26B A4BGemma 4 31BQwen3.5 397B A17BHermes 4 405BMuse WonderGrok 4.7o3gpt-oss-20bMinistral 3 3B 2512Nova Micro 1.0Phi 4Granite 4.2 8BHy3GLM 5.3 FlashSolar Pro 4Trinity Large ThinkingMiniMax M3Mistral Large 4Claude Opus 5.5GPT-6.1 SolGemini 4 ArgonGPT-5.4GPT-6 Lunagpt-oss-120bLlama 4 Maverick

Specifications and pricing

From OpenRouter's catalogue, plus the leaderboard's test dates

SpecificationGLM 5.3 FlashMiniMax M3.1 Flash
CreatorZ.aiMiniMax
Released26 Aug 202619 Oct 2026
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReasoningYesYes
Inputtext, image, videotext, image, video
Outputtexttext
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Knowledge cutoff——
List price in / out per 1M$0.15 / $0.5$0.15 / $0.6
Blended price per 1M (3:1)$0.24$0.26
Cheapest hostRelace · $0.0379 / $0.074GMICloud · $0.1425 / $0.57
Hosts on OpenRouter3411
Last tested26 Oct 202625 Oct 2026

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GLM 5.3 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash: frequently asked questions

Is GLM 5.3 Flash better than MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
On accuracy they are statistically tied: GLM 5.3 Flash scored 67.5% and MiniMax M3.1 Flash 66.2% on the same 80 questions from open datasets. Similar accuracy; GLM 5.3 Flash costs less per question.
Which is cheaper, GLM 5.3 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper: $0.00015 per question as billed, against $0.00087. List prices: GLM 5.3 Flash $0.15 in / $0.5 out, MiniMax M3.1 Flash $0.15 in / $0.6 out per million tokens.
Which is faster, GLM 5.3 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is faster at 131 output tokens per second, against 83. Time to first token: 0.5 s for GLM 5.3 Flash, 0.5 s for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
Which has the larger context window, GLM 5.3 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
Both accept about the same amount of context: 1M and 1M tokens.