compare/MiniMax M3vsWan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)

MiniMax M3 vs Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

Sign in to runLive streaming uses your own key. It's free to sign up.
 MiniMax M3
minimax/m3
Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
ProviderMiniMaxAlibaba
FamilyMiniMax M
Modalitytextvideo
Context window1,000,000 tok
Max output4,096 tok
Released2026-06-012026-09-01
Input price$0.300 /1M$0.050 /sec
Output price$1.20 /1M
Cache read
Tools
Streamingyes
Vision
JSON mode
Reasoning
Prompt caching
MiniMax M3
minimax/m3
Full spec →

MiniMax's M3 language model with frontier coding and agentic capabilities, a 1M token context window, and multilingual support.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
Full spec →

Wan 3.0 Prime Text-to-Video transforms written prompts into polished videos with accelerated generation, fluid motion, strong scene fidelity, and coherent visual storytelling. Built for fast creative iteration, it brings complex ideas to life while preserving visual detail and cinematic consistency throughout each shot.

Strengths
  • Text-to-video generation
  • Cinematic motion
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try MiniMax M3
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/m3",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video) — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="alibaba/wan-3.0-prime",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
Get an AIgateway keyAdd a third model

Compare with another

Claude Fable 5.1 vs MiniMax M3
anthropic/claude-fable-5.1 · minimax/m3
Claude Fable 5.1 vs Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
anthropic/claude-fable-5.1 · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiniMax M3
google/gemini-3.8-flash · minimax/m3
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
google/gemini-3.8-flash · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
Claude Opus 5 vs MiniMax M3
anthropic/claude-opus-5 · minimax/m3
Claude Opus 5 vs Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
anthropic/claude-opus-5 · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
Grok 4.6 vs MiniMax M3
xai/grok-4.6 · minimax/m3
Grok 4.6 vs Wan 3.0 Prime (Text To Video)
xai/grok-4.6 · alibaba/wan-3.0-prime
Glm-5.3 vs MiniMax M3
zai-org/glm-5.3 · minimax/m3