Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B vs MiniMax-M2 Her
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview comes out ahead, 73 to 50 and 45 on our weighted score, though MiniMax-M2 Her is 7% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $1.50
- Context1.05M
NVIDIANemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B
50/100- ECI146.2
- Price$0.50 / $2.50
- Context1M
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2 Her
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.30 / $1.20
- Context66K
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is our pick
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (50) and MiniMax-M2 Her (45). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax-M2 Her $0.525 · Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview $0.563 · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 1,048,576 · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B 1,000,000 · MiniMax-M2 Her 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B: Text · MiniMax-M2 Her: Text
- Self-hostingNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B | MiniMax-M2 Her |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 62 | 50 | 63 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 100 | 45 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 60 | 12 |
| Overall | 100% | 73/100 | 50/100 | 45/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite PreviewGoogle | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BNVIDIA | MiniMax-M2 HerMiniMax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 146.2 | — |
| ECI rank | — | #70 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 85.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 86.7% | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 (best) | $0.50 | $0.30 |
| Output | $1.50 | $2.50 | $1.20 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.025 (best) | $0.15 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.563 | $1.00 | $0.525 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Google API | Official Nvidia API | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 65,536 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 2,048 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yesminimal · low · medium · high | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b | — |
| API providers | 10 | 21 (best) | 4 |
| Released | Mar 3, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview$5.50
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B$10.00
- MiniMax-M2 Her$5.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B or MiniMax-M2 Her?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (50) and MiniMax-M2 Her (45). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B or MiniMax-M2 Her?
MiniMax-M2 Her is cheaper at $0.30 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs $0.25 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Google API price); Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B costs $0.50 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.525 per million tokens for MiniMax-M2 Her versus $0.563 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview (1.1× as much) and $1.00 for Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (1.9× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has not been scored yet, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B has an ECI of 146.2 and MiniMax-M2 Her has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B and MiniMax-M2 Her yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B and 65,536 for MiniMax-M2 Her. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview up to 65,536, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B up to 128,000, MiniMax-M2 Her up to 2,048 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B accepts text; MiniMax-M2 Her accepts text. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview and MiniMax-M2 Her is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B is the newest, released Jun 4, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview came out Mar 3, 2026; MiniMax-M2 Her came out Jan 23, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Jan 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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