GPT-6 Astra vs MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview

A direct, empirical evaluation of GPT-6 Astra (OpenAI) against MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview (MiniMax).

GPT-6 Astra

Developed by OpenAI · Proprietary Frontier parameters

Complex multi-step engineering, formal math proofs, autonomous computer/browser navigation, and CAD synthesis.

MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview

Developed by MiniMax · Proprietary Sparse Coding MoE parameters

Low-latency interactive IDE code completions at 165 tokens/sec, SWE-bench Verified bug fixes (73.8%), terminal automation, and budget-optimized pull request reviews.

Metric GPT-6 Astra MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview
SWE-bench Verified 79.4% 73.8%
MMLU-Pro 91.2% 81.2%
MATH-500 98.6% 92.4%
Context Window 1,050,000 tokens 1,000,000 tokens
Input Pricing (per 1M) $10.00 $0.10
Output Pricing (per 1M) $50.00 $0.40