MiniMax-M3 vs Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,435.20100% of row best · rating · minimax-m3; 95% CI [1430.86827835, 1439.53977389]; votes 44544; rank 77 | 1,287.1390% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1282.87677682, 1291.39199009]; votes 39349; rank 243 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,255.42100% of row best · rating · minimax-m3; 95% CI [1247.93588333, 1262.90862002]; votes 13390; rank 44 | 1,141.4791% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1132.42029588, 1150.51619722]; votes 6936; rank 102 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
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Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Meta |
| Family | Minimax M3 | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e Instruct |
| Model | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
| Version | MiniMax-M3 | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2025-04-05 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Total parameters | 427,040,140,160 | 401,583,781,376 |
| Active parameters | 23,000,000,000 | 17,000,000,000 |
| License | other | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
17 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
MiniMax-M3 Capabilities
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
MiniMax-M3 vs Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct FAQs
Is MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
MiniMax-M3 is $0.28 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.20 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric. MiniMax-M3 is $1.10 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.696 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
MiniMax-M3 has the larger sourced context window. MiniMax-M3 supports 1,048,576 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct supports 1,000,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. MiniMax-M3 is open weight; Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is open weight.
Can MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct understand images?+
MiniMax-M3 is documented with image input; Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. MiniMax-M3 is — and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is —.
Do MiniMax-M3 and Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct support reasoning and tool use?+
MiniMax-M3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
MiniMax-M3 has 5 sourced provider routes; Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct has 1, so MiniMax-M3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, MiniMax-M3 or Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.