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Z.ai GLM 5.2 VS MiniMax MiniMax M3

GLM 5.2 vs MiniMax M3: which wins at real work?

22 task areas · same graded test runs · rank comparison only, so 0–100 and Elo collections never mix raw scores.

GLM 5.2 wins 13 of 22 task areas we tested; MiniMax M3 takes 9. MiniMax M3 costs 2.5× less per token ($1.5 vs $3.76 per 1M).

13
Task areas won
9
74
Avg percentile
65
0
Top-3 finishes
4
$3.76
Price / 1M tokens
$1.5
Z.ai
Provider
MiniMax

MiniMax M3 costs 2.5× less per token ($1.5 vs $3.76 per 1M).

Task by task

Task area GLM 5.2 MiniMax M3 Winner
Summarization & Meeting Notes #9 / 110
Excellent
#79 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Customer Support #16 / 113
Strong
#83 / 113
Usable
GLM 5.2
RAG, Safety & Grounding #6 / 113
Excellent
#72 / 113
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Knowledge & Docs #21 / 110
Strong
#67 / 110
Usable
GLM 5.2
Data & Analytics #41 / 110
Excellent
#1 / 110
Excellent
MiniMax M3
Structured Output #25 / 113
Excellent
#65 / 113
Strong
GLM 5.2
Sales #39 / 110
Usable
#2 / 110
Strong
MiniMax M3
Translation & Localization #28 / 110
Excellent
#55 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Coding #23 / 115
Strong
#49 / 115
Strong
GLM 5.2
Landing Pages #26 / 72
Strong
#2 / 72
Strong
MiniMax M3
Research & Competitive Analysis #50 / 110
Usable
#33 / 110
Strong
MiniMax M3
Chef / Home Cooking #59 / 126
Usable
#74 / 126
Usable
GLM 5.2
Training & Education #29 / 110
Excellent
#42 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Investor & Pitch #24 / 66
Strong
#12 / 66
Strong
MiniMax M3
Content & Brand #19 / 124
Strong
#28 / 124
Strong
GLM 5.2
Creative & Comedy #46 / 110 #55 / 110 GLM 5.2
Product & Project Management #11 / 110
Excellent
#3 / 110
Excellent
MiniMax M3
AI Strategy #34 / 126
Strong
#27 / 126
Strong
MiniMax M3
Executive Assistant #43 / 112
Strong
#39 / 112
Strong
MiniMax M3
Presentations & Decks #25 / 110
Excellent
#29 / 110
Excellent
GLM 5.2
Frontend & Landing Pages #18 / 109
Needs editing
#20 / 109
Needs editing
GLM 5.2
Legal & HR #36 / 110
Excellent
#34 / 110
Excellent
MiniMax M3

Rank = position among every model config we tested in that task area (lower is better). Sorted by biggest gap first.

Frequently asked

Is GLM 5.2 better than MiniMax M3?

Across 22 task areas we benchmarked, GLM 5.2 ranks higher in 13 and MiniMax M3 in 9.

Which is cheaper, GLM 5.2 or MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 costs 2.5× less per token ($1.5 vs $3.76 per 1M).

What is GLM 5.2 better at?

GLM 5.2 out-ranks MiniMax M3 at Summarization & Meeting Notes, Customer Support, RAG, Safety & Grounding.

What is MiniMax M3 better at?

MiniMax M3 out-ranks GLM 5.2 at Data & Analytics, Sales, Landing Pages.

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12 test cases · 3 evals
Claude Opus
GPT-5
Gemini
v1
7.1
6.8
7.4
v2
8.3
7.9
8.0
v3
9.2
8.6
8.4
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9.2 quality · $0.004/run · 1.8s