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MiniMax M3High

In this Twenty Questions AI benchmark, MiniMax M3 (high) ranks 21 of 21 with a question score of 29.17: the average number of questions per round, where lower is better. It failed 15 of 30 rounds. The run has 30 scored rounds: 10 subjects, 3 rounds each. Choose a subject to see its rounds.

Rank 21 of 21coreweaveHigh

Question score29.17questions per roundLower is better · 95% CI 24.71–33.62
Solved
50%
Valid format
99.1%
Guesser cost
$0.30
Guesser time
35m 46s

Drill down

Subjects.

01Albert Einstein7.67 avg02Albert Schweitzer33.67 avg03Garfield24.00 avg04Achilles18.33 avg05Genghis Khan24.00 avg06Bike pump38.33 avg07Spider web41.00 avg08Eyebrow31.67 avg09Moon32.00 avg10Door handle41.00 avg

Complete benchmark

Run totals.

Includes the Guesser and all answer-checking models.

Total tokens
8,285,795
Total runtime
8h 54m
Guesser calls
890
Completed

Reply format

Format errors found.

8 invalid replies in 8 rounds used up 7 counted turns.

Run details

Execution
BX-20260908-B-0003-experimental-M0024-001
Model ID
M-0024
Benchmark
B-0003
Base seed
0
Git commit
eceee31eef2e

Recorded cost

By role.

Cost composition.Share of full-run cost
  1. Guesser6.9%$0.30
  2. Oracle46.8%$2.04
  3. Reviewer19.9%$0.86
  4. Judge26%$1.13
  5. Validator0.4%$0.02
Rerun cost (excluded)$0.182 earlier attempts in 2 rerun rounds. Not included above.

Roles in this cost:

Guesser
The tested model. Asks questions and makes guesses.
Oracle
Searches for evidence and proposes an answer.
Reviewer
Checks each Oracle answer except Unknown, without seeing it.
Judge
Decides when the Oracle and Reviewer disagree.
Validator
Checks whether a guess names the hidden subject.
How the roles and answer checks work →

Run configuration

Models.

Models, prompt versions, providers, calls, and cost for the whole run.

Answer checks

Answering and checking models.

These models answer and check the Guesser's questions and guesses. They are the same for every round and are not being tested.

Oracle

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Searches for evidence and proposes an answer.

Calls
648
Cost
$2.0367
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt version
live-web-oracle-v17-labelled-source-context
Provider details
OpenAI648 calls$2.03677,024.48 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Reviewer

google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Checks each Oracle answer except Unknown, without seeing it.

Calls
602
Cost
$0.8647
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · google-ai-studio
Resolved provider
Google AI Studio
Provider details
Google AI Studio602 calls$0.86471,103.02 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Judge

anthropic/claude-opus-5

Decides when the Oracle and Reviewer disagree.

Calls
53
Cost
$1.1303
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Chosen automatically by OpenRouter
Resolved provider
Claude Platform on AWS
Provider details
Claude Platform on AWS53 calls$1.1303354.23 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Guess Validator

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Checks whether a guess names the hidden subject.

Calls
91
Cost
$0.0173
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt version
strict-guess-validator-v2-generic-kinds
Configuration
gpt-5.6-luna-validator
Provider details
OpenAI91 calls$0.0173154.23 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0