MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Gemini 4 Carbon in a real-time 3D Three.js test
A blogger benchmarks MiniMax M3.1 Flash, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 4 Carbon and Kimi K3.1 on building an animated 3D Lightning McQueen, with time and token costs.
MINIMAX M3.1 FLASH TOOK ON GPT, GEMINI CARBON AND KIMI K3.1 FOR 67 CENTS 😈 The task: build Lightning McQueen in real-time 3D, complete with animated eyes. → MiniMax M3.1 Flash · 17m 12s · 33.02M tokens · ~$0.67 → GPT-6.1 Sol · 16m 33s · 2.58M tokens · ~$0.78 → Gemini 4 Carbon · ~20 min · Arena → Kimi K3.1 · ~18 min · Arena Kimi’s rumored next release already looks promising here. Gemini apparently entered a different Pixar movie MiniMax looks ready for a permanent spot in the heavyweight lineup. Who’s actually beating it here?
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