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9 undominated of 134 · Aug 28, 2026

As of Aug 28, 2026, Gemma 4 31B scores higher and costs less than MiniMax M3 for Balanced on LMArena, but it is not a drop-in. You would give up: context, max output.

Current model

MiniMax M3

Balanced

3 tokens in per 1 out

MiniMax M31434.8 · $0.525/MLMArena EloEffective $/M · Balanced
134 rated, priced standard models. Chartreuse is the frontier. Cobalt is the model you named, when it is not on the staircase.

Gemma 4 31B scores higher and costs less, but you would give up: context, max output.

MiniMax M3

LMArena Elo

1434.8

Effective $/M · Balanced

$0.525/M

Gemma 4 31B

LMArena Elo

1441.7

Effective $/M · Balanced

$0.153/M

Higher score, lower price, named losses

Not a drop-in. The loss is why these are not a recommendation.

ModelLMArenaEffective $/MYou give up
Gemma 4 31B1441.7$0.153/Mcontext, max output
Hy31441.2$0.144/Mcontext, max output, image, video

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