Model comparison
Gemma 3 vs MiniMax-Text-01
- Input
- $0.08
- Output
- $0.16
- Context
- 128K
- Released
- 2025-03-12
- Input
- $0.20 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $1.10 / 1M tokens
- Context
- 4M
- Released
- 2025-01-15
Gemma 3 and MiniMax-Text-01 split the 4 benchmarks both report evenly; Gemma 3 is cheaper on input tokens ($0.1 vs $0.2 per 1M, 2.5×); MiniMax-Text-01 has the larger context window (4M vs 128K).
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Gemma 3 | MiniMax-Text-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-01-15 |
| Context window | 128K | 4M |
| Max output | 8K | Not separately published |
| Input price | $0.08 | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.16 | $1.10 / 1M tokens |
| Parameters | 1B · 4B · 12B · 27B (270M added Aug 2025) | 456B total / 45.9B active (MoE, 32 experts, Top-2 routing, 80 layers) |
| License | Gemma Terms of Use | MiniMax Model License Agreement (open weights, custom) |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weightssame |
| Modalities | Text, Vision | Text |
| Knowledge cutoff | August 2024 | Not officially stated |
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 | MiniMax-Text-01 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 67.5% | 75.7% |
| GSM8K | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| MATH | 89% | 77.4% |
| GPQA Diamond | 42.4% | 54.4% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Gemma 3 if…
- You care about GSM8K, MATH (it scores higher on 2 shared benchmarks).
- Cost matters: input tokens cost 2.5× less ($0.1 vs $0.2 per 1M).
- You need Vision input, which MiniMax-Text-01 lacks.
- Your use case is: self-hosted chat and assistants where data must stay local.
Pick MiniMax-Text-01 if…
- You care about MMLU-Pro, GPQA Diamond (it scores higher on 2 shared benchmarks).
- You need the longer context (4M vs 128K).
- Your use case is: long-document and whole-codebase analysis that needs hundreds of thousands to millions of tokens of context.
FAQ
Which is better, Gemma 3 or MiniMax-Text-01?
Gemma 3 and MiniMax-Text-01 split the 4 benchmarks both report evenly; Gemma 3 is cheaper on input tokens ($0.1 vs $0.2 per 1M, 2.5×); MiniMax-Text-01 has the larger context window (4M vs 128K). The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How much cheaper is Gemma 3?
Gemma 3: $0.08 input, $0.16 output. MiniMax-Text-01: $0.20 / 1M tokens input, $1.10 / 1M tokens output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Gemma 3 and MiniMax-Text-01?
Gemma 3 offers 128K with up to 8K output; MiniMax-Text-01 offers 4M with up to Not separately published output.
Is Gemma 3 newer than MiniMax-Text-01?
Gemma 3 was released 2025-03-12; MiniMax-Text-01 was released 2025-01-15.