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MiniMax launches M3 coding model, claiming Opus 4.7 rival at lower
MiniMax launches M3, a coding model priced at $0.12 per million input tokens that the company claims rivals Claude Opus 4.7, which costs $5 per million input tokens.
Juro Osawa / The Information: Chinese AI developer MiniMax launches M3, a new coding model that it says rivals Opus 4.7, costing $0.12 per 1M input tokens, compared with $5 for Opus 4.7 — Chinese AI developer MiniMax on Monday launched a new large language model called M3, saying the new model's coding capability approaches …
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- theinformation.comChinese AI developer MiniMax launches M3, a new coding model that it says rivals Opus 4.7, costing $0.12 per 1M input tokens, compared with $5 for Opus 4.7 (Juro Osawa/The Information)primary
- the-decoder.comMiniMax M3: Open-weight model with a million-token context challenges proprietary leaders
§ how this story moved
- primary — Theinformation publishes the launch post.
- The Decoder picks up coverage.