ResearchLLM Verifications Leaderboard

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

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MiniMax AI models

2 models tested, compared with 76 models from other labs.

Best verification score66.2MiniMax M3.1 Flash · #31 of 78Best output speed131MiniMax M3.1 Flash · #23 of 78Best time to first token0.5 sMiniMax M3 · #17 of 78Best cost per question$0.00087MiniMax M3.1 Flash · #23 of 78
MiniMax#31MiniMax M3.1 Flash66.2% verification score131 tok/s0.5 s first token$0.00087 / questionMiniMax#43MiniMax M357.5% verification score121 tok/s0.5 s first token$0.0026 / question

Score vs. cost per question

MiniMax 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

Output speed vs. cost per question

MiniMax models in color, every other model in grey

Most attractive quadrant0200400600800$0.00001$0.0001$0.001$0.01$0.10Cost per question (USD, log) →Output speed (tok/s) →Nemotron 3.5 Super VLQwen3.5 397B A17BMuse WonderGrok 4.7o3gpt-oss-20bMinistral 3 3B 2512Nova Micro 1.0Trinity Large ThinkingInkling SmallGemini 3.5 Flash LiteMuse Spark OpenGPT-6 Luna

Verification score

MiniMax models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

  1. 1Claude Opus 5.585.0
  2. 2Gemini 4 Argon83.8
  3. 3GPT-5.3-Codex82.5
  4. 3Gemini 3.8 Flash82.5
  5. 5Claude Fable 5.181.2
  6. 6Grok 4.780.0
  7. 7Muse Wonder78.8
  8. 7Claude Sonnet 5.578.8
  9. 9Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview77.5
  10. 9Muse Spark Open77.5
  11. 31MiniMax M3.1 Flash66.2
  12. 43MiniMax M357.5

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6 of 78 tested models have no verification score

Output speed

MiniMax models highlighted against every model in this run · higher is better

  1. 1Nemotron 3.5 Super VL715
  2. 2Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite409
  3. 3Trinity Large Thinking329
  4. 4Ministral 3 3B 2512252
  5. 5Qwen3.5 397B A17B240
  6. 6Inkling Small233
  7. 7Muse Spark Open220
  8. 8Claude Haiku 5.5192
  9. 9Nova Micro 1.0180
  10. 10Muse Wonder175
  11. 23MiniMax M3.1 Flash131
  12. 29MiniMax M3121

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6 of 78 tested models have no output speed

Time to first token

MiniMax models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Ministral 3 3B 25120.3 s
  2. 2Ministral 3 8B 25120.3 s
  3. 3Hermes 4 405B0.3 s
  4. 4Kimi K2.7 Code0.4 s
  5. 5MiMo-V2.6-Flash0.4 s
  6. 6Qwen3.6 35B A3B0.4 s
  7. 7Qwen3 Coder Next0.4 s
  8. 8Mistral Medium 3.50.5 s
  9. 9Phi 40.5 s
  10. 10Nova Micro 1.00.5 s
  11. 17MiniMax M30.5 s
  12. 18MiniMax M3.1 Flash0.5 s

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4 of 78 tested models have no time to first token

Cost per question

MiniMax models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Granite 4.0 Micro$0.000051
  2. 2gpt-oss-20b$0.000066
  3. 3Granite 4.2 8B$0.000077
  4. 4Nova Micro 1.0$0.000087
  5. 5Mercury 2.5$0.00011
  6. 6Phi 4$0.00012
  7. 7gpt-oss-120b$0.00013
  8. 8GLM 5.3 Flash$0.00015
  9. 9Ministral 3 3B 2512$0.00019
  10. 10GPT-6 Luna$0.00025
  11. 23MiniMax M3.1 Flash$0.00087
  12. 39MiniMax M3$0.0026

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6 of 78 tested models have no cost per question
  • LFM2.5-2.6B: no verification score (80 of 80 questions failed on the host's side)
  • Ling 3.0 Flash VL: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • Nova Premier 1.0: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)
  • GPT-5.5 Pro: no verification score (not yet run on the current question suite)

End-to-end response time

MiniMax models highlighted against every model in this run · lower is better

  1. 1Nemotron 3.5 Super VL1.5 s
  2. 2Ministral 3 3B 25121.6 s
  3. 3Nova Micro 1.02.1 s
  4. 4Trinity Large Thinking2.7 s
  5. 5Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite2.8 s
  6. 6DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp3.2 s
  7. 7Muse Spark Open3.2 s
  8. 8GLM 5.33.4 s
  9. 9Ministral 3 8B 25123.5 s
  10. 10Qwen3.5 397B A17B3.5 s
  11. 16MiniMax M3.1 Flash4.2 s
  12. 18MiniMax M34.2 s

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4 of 78 tested models have no end-to-end response time

All MiniMax results

Leaderboard
#
1MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax · served by InferenceNet
66.253 / 801310.5 s$0.00087$0.15 / $0.61M
2MiniMax M3
MiniMax · served by CoreWeave
57.546 / 801210.5 s$0.0026$0.3 / $1.21M

MiniMax: quick answers

What is the best MiniMax model?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the highest verification score of the MiniMax models the leaderboard tested: 66.2% (53 of 80 correct) in the 2026-10-27 run.
What is the fastest MiniMax model?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is the fastest MiniMax model the leaderboard tested, at a median 131 output tokens per second.
What is the cheapest MiniMax model?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the lowest billed cost per question of the MiniMax models the leaderboard tested: $0.00087.
Which MiniMax models do you test?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash, MiniMax M3.