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MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs Recraft V3

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes MiniMax M3 and Recraft V3. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has more Credits provider routes. A published Credits price comparison is not available for both models. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$1.25545/1MMiniMax: MiniMax M3 cheapest route

selected routeRecraft V3 cheapest route

859 msMiniMax: MiniMax M3 fastest measured p50 TTFT via fireworks

not enough dataRecraft V3 fastest measured p50 TTFT

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

MiniMax: MiniMax M3Recraft V3

Model idminimax/minimax-m3recraft/recraftv3

Publisher MiniMax Recraft

AI IQ IQ 114#64 —

Context1,048,576 tokens0 tokens

Credits provider routes141

Cheapest route$1.25545/1Mselected route

Cached input$0.05275/1M to $0.2532/1MNot published

Privacy posturehas ZDR routeprovider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT859 ms via fireworksnot enough data

Highest measured throughput300 tok/s via wandbnot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%not enough data

Modes chat

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 routes

Overview14 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

Recraft V3 routes

Overview1 Credits routes

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/minimax-m3",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 or Recraft V3?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has more Credits provider routes. A published Credits price comparison is not available for both models. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 or Recraft V3 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.25545/1M for MiniMax: MiniMax M3 and selected route for Recraft V3. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 or Recraft V3 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 859 ms for MiniMax: MiniMax M3 and not enough data for Recraft V3. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test MiniMax: MiniMax M3 and Recraft V3 with the same API?

Both use the same TrustedRouter base URL and API key. At least one of them is not a chat model, so the request can differ as well as the model id: the API docs list the route for each kind of model.