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Nemotron 3 Ultra vs MiniMax M3

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

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share of openrouter tokens

6%364.1%rank #5

as of Aug 20, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

MiniMax M3MiniMax

share of openrouter tokens

2%5%rank #9

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 Nemotron 3 Ultra and MiniMax M3.
SpecNemotron 3 UltraMiniMax M3
VendorNVIDIAMiniMax
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window512.3K tokens1M tokens
Input price$0.6/MTok$0.3/MTok
Output price$3.60/MTok$1.20/MTok
Cache read$0.2/MTok$0.06/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 Nemotron 3 Ultra and MiniMax M3: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkNemotron 3 UltraMiniMax M3Source
aa-agentic-index
27.5 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:batch
35.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
49.3 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free
58.6 index · minimax/minimax-m3
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
38.3 index · nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:batch
44.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
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 Nemotron 3 Ultra and MiniMax M3 over the trailing 30 days.
SignalNemotron 3 UltraMiniMax M3

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 Nemotron 3 Ultra more used than MiniMax M3?
As of Aug 20, 2026, Nemotron 3 Ultra shows 6% of OpenRouter token volume and MiniMax M3 shows 2% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does Nemotron 3 Ultra pricing compare to MiniMax M3?
Nemotron 3 Ultra runs $0.6 per million input tokens and $3.60 per million output tokens (as of Aug 21, 2026). MiniMax M3 runs $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.20 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 Nemotron 3 Ultra and MiniMax M3 score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, Nemotron 3 Ultra scores 27.5 index (—) and MiniMax M3 scores 35.4 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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