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Real data comparison

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)

On quality, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) leads (45.4 vs 38.3). On price, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) is cheaper ($0.52 vs $1.35 per 1M). In real production usage, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) is used more (rank #6 vs #7 of 291).

  • MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)
  • NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)
Quality (Intelligence Index)45.4 / 38.3
Price ($/1M blended)$0.52 / $1.35
Average usage share4.91% / 4.14%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 99.7%
Coding index58.6 / 49.3
Agentic index36.1 / 27.5
Context window1,048,576 / 512,288
Quality per dollar86.5 pts/$ / 28.4 pts/$

Usage share over time

9.99%7.49%5.00%2.50%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Jul 22Aug 8
  • MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)
  • NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)

Frequently asked questions

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is better quality?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (45.4 vs 38.3).

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is cheaper?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) is cheaper at $0.52/1M vs $1.35/1M.

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free): which is used more?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #6 vs #7 of 291).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 9, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.