Which is better for coding — Gemini 3 Flash or MiniMax M2.7?

Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.

Which model is cheaper — Gemini 3 Flash or MiniMax M2.7?

MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input: $0.30 per 1M tokens vs $0.50.

Which has a larger context window — Gemini 3 Flash or MiniMax M2.7?

Gemini 3 Flash supports a larger context: 1,048,576 tokens vs 205,000.

Gemini 3 Flash vs MiniMax M2.7: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	Gemini 3 Flash	MiniMax M2.7
Company	Google	MiniMax
Release Date	December 16, 2025	March 18, 2026
Parameters	—	—
Multimodal	Yes	No
Context (input)	1.0M	205K
Context (output)	66K	100K
Input Price / 1M	$0.50	$0.30
Output Price / 1M	$3.00	$1.20
Average Score	0.9	0.0

Verdict

MiniMax M2.7 leads in 2 out of 3 comparison categories.

API Cost

MiniMax M2.7 is 2.3x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $0.50/1M tokens.

Context Window

Gemini 3 Flash supports a larger context: 1M vs 205K tokens.

Recency

MiniMax M2.7 is newer: released 3/18/2026 vs 12/16/2025.

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Gemini 3 Flash

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The Gemini 3 Flash and MiniMax M2.7 comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Gemini 3 Flash or MiniMax M2.7 page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.