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MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Live matchup data for MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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MiniMax M3MiniMax

share of openrouter tokens

2%5%rank #9

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

6%364.1%rank #5

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: Nemotron 3 Ultra

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 7 lead changes

through Aug 20, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra.
SpecMiniMax M3Nemotron 3 Ultra
VendorMiniMaxNVIDIA
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window1M tokens512.3K tokens
Input price$0.3/MTok$0.6/MTok
Output price$1.20/MTok$3.60/MTok
Cache read$0.06/MTok$0.2/MTok
Price as ofAug 21, 2026 · openrouterAug 21, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkMiniMax M3Nemotron 3 UltraSource
aa-agentic-index
35.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
27.5 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:batch
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
58.6 index · minimax/minimax-m3
49.3 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
44.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
38.3 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:batch
openrouter.ai

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra over the trailing 30 days.
SignalMiniMax M3Nemotron 3 Ultra

sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

awaiting first crawl

faq

Frequently asked

Is MiniMax M3 more used than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
As of Aug 20, 2026, MiniMax M3 shows 2% of OpenRouter token volume and Nemotron 3 Ultra shows 6% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does MiniMax M3 pricing compare to Nemotron 3 Ultra?
MiniMax M3 runs $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Nemotron 3 Ultra runs $0.6 per million input tokens and $3.60 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3 Ultra score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, MiniMax M3 scores 35.4 index (—) and Nemotron 3 Ultra scores 27.5 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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