Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3

Compare Nemotron 3 Ultra from Nvidia 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.

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3: side-by-side summary

Nemotron 3 Ultra and MiniMax M3 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Nemotron 3 Ultra, from Nvidia, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.50/M tokens input, $2.20/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

Nemotron 3 Ultra: 262,144 tokens
MiniMax M3: 1,048,576 tokens

Price

Nemotron 3 Ultra: $0.50/M tokens input, $2.20/M tokens output
MiniMax M3: $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output

Provided by

Nemotron 3 Ultra: Nvidia
MiniMax M3: MiniMax

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3 at a glance

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3 comparison
Attribute	Nemotron 3 Ultra	MiniMax M3
Input price	$0.50/M tokens	$0.23/M tokens
Output price	$2.20/M tokens	$0.96/M tokens
Context window	262,144 tokens	1,048,576 tokens
Intelligence Index	22.9	29.2
Coding Index	49.3	58.6
Agentic Index	20.1	29.5
Latency (p50)	1.20 s	0.62 s
Throughput (p50)	52.0 tok/s	88.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 8, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Nemotron 3 Ultra cheaper than MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is cheaper than Nemotron 3 Ultra on OpenRouter: MiniMax M3 costs $0.23/M tokens input and $0.96/M tokens output, while Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.50/M tokens input and $2.20/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Nemotron 3 Ultra or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 262,144 tokens for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Which is faster, Nemotron 3 Ultra or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 88.0 tokens per second compared with 52.0 tokens per second for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Which scores higher on coding, Nemotron 3 Ultra or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 scores higher on coding, with an Artificial Analysis Coding Index of 58.6 compared with 49.3 for Nemotron 3 Ultra.

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3

Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3

Overview