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Llama Guard 4 12B vs MiniMax M3

Compare Llama Guard 4 12B from Meta Llama and MiniMax M3 from MiniMax on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Llama Guard 4 12B
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MiniMax M3
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Llama Guard 4 12B
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MiniMax M3

Overview

Llama Guard 4 12B
Author
Meta Llama
MiniMax M3
Author
MiniMax
Llama Guard 4 12B
Context length
164Ktokens
MiniMax M3
Context length
1.05Mtokens
Llama Guard 4 12B
Reasoning
MiniMax M3
Reasoning
Llama Guard 4 12B
Input modalities
MiniMax M3
Input modalities
Llama Guard 4 12B
Output modalities
MiniMax M3
Output modalities

Llama Guard 4 12B vs MiniMax M3: side-by-side summary

Llama Guard 4 12B and MiniMax M3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Llama Guard 4 12B, from Meta Llama, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

MiniMax M3, from MiniMax, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Llama Guard 4 12B: 163,840 tokens
  • MiniMax M3: 1,048,576 tokens
Price
  • Llama Guard 4 12B: $0.18/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output
  • MiniMax M3: $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Llama Guard 4 12B: Meta Llama
  • MiniMax M3: MiniMax
  • Llama Guard 4 12B model details, providers and pricing
  • MiniMax M3 model details, providers and pricing

Llama Guard 4 12B vs MiniMax M3 at a glance

Llama Guard 4 12B vs MiniMax M3 comparison
AttributeLlama Guard 4 12BMiniMax M3
Input price$0.18/M tokens$0.23/M tokens
Output price$0.18/M tokens$0.96/M tokens
Context window163,840 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Intelligence IndexNot available29.2
Coding IndexNot available58.6
Agentic IndexNot available29.5
Latency (p50)0.32 s0.79 s
Throughput (p50)39.0 tok/s88.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 8, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Llama Guard 4 12B cheaper than MiniMax M3?

Llama Guard 4 12B is cheaper than MiniMax M3 on OpenRouter: Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18/M tokens input and $0.18/M tokens output, while MiniMax M3 costs $0.23/M tokens input and $0.96/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Llama Guard 4 12B or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 163,840 tokens for Llama Guard 4 12B.

Which is faster, Llama Guard 4 12B or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 88.0 tokens per second compared with 39.0 tokens per second for Llama Guard 4 12B.