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Extract JSON · 6 checks · max 400 tokens · benched 2026-09-16

MiniMax M3 vs MiniMax M2.7 vs MiniMax M2.5 on invoice text to json

Minimax models side by side on "Invoice text to JSON": MiniMax M2.5 scores 10/10; MiniMax M2.5 is the cheapest answer scoring 8+ at $0.22 per 1,000 runs. Outputs, checks, judge reasons, latency and cost.

The prompt every model received

System

You are a data extraction engine. Reply with JSON only, no prose, no code fences.

User

Extract the fields below from the invoice text and return one JSON object with exactly these keys: vendor (string), invoice_number (string), total (number), currency (ISO 4217 string), due_date (YYYY-MM-DD string).

Invoice text:
Northwind Print Co.
Invoice INV-2041
Issued: 15 September 2026
Payment due: 15 October 2026
Items: 500 x A5 flyers @ 1.20 = 600.00; 4 x roll-up banners @ 171.13 = 684.50
Total due: USD 1,284.50
Thank you for your business.

Rubric for the judge: Valid JSON with the five keys, numeric total 1284.5, ISO due date, no extra keys or commentary.

Side by side

Every cell is one OpenRouter call at temperature 0 with the prompt's token cap and reasoning effort "low" where the model supports it. Cost is usage × the catalogue rate in models.json. Quality is one judge call to anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 against the prompt's rubric, cached per prompt version.

MiniMax M3

minimax/minimax-m3

10/10
Latency
5.4s
Cost
$0.00027
Per 1,000
$0.27

323 in · 148 out (100 reasoning) · 3 words · checks 6/6

  • json_valid
  • json_keys
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains
{"vendor":"Northwind Print Co.","invoice_number":"INV-2041","total":1284.50,"currency":"USD","due_date":"2026-10-15"}

Judge: Output is valid JSON with exactly the five required keys, correct numeric total (1284.50), proper ISO 4217 currency code (USD), correctly formatted due date (2026-10-15), no extra keys or commentary.

MiniMax M2.7

minimax/minimax-m2.7

1/10
Latency
11.8s
Cost
$0.00053
Per 1,000
$0.53

167 in · 400 out (385 reasoning) · 3 words · checks 0/6

  • json_valid
  • json_keys
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains


{"vendor":"Northwind Print Co.","invoice_number":"INV-204

Judge: Output is incomplete and malformed JSON - missing closing brace, truncated invoice_number, and missing all required fields (total, currency, due_date).

MiniMax M2.5

minimax/minimax-m2.5

10/10
top judge scorecheapest scoring 8+
Latency
908ms
Cost
$0.00022
Per 1,000
$0.22

167 in · 165 out (127 reasoning) · 3 words · checks 6/6

  • json_valid
  • json_keys
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains
  • contains
{"vendor":"Northwind Print Co.","invoice_number":"INV-2041","total":1284.50,"currency":"USD","due_date":"2026-10-15"}

Judge: Output is valid JSON with exactly the five required keys, correct numeric total (1284.50), proper ISO 4217 currency code (USD), correctly formatted due date (2026-10-15), no extra keys or commentary.

Frequently asked

What does this prompt test?

Extract JSON: Valid JSON with the five keys, numeric total 1284.5, ISO due date, no extra keys or commentary. The deterministic checks are json_valid, json_keys, contains, contains, contains, contains.

Which model should I pick for this task?

If the judge's bar of 8/10 is good enough for you, MiniMax M2.5 at $0.22 per 1,000 runs. If you need the top score, MiniMax M2.5 at $0.22 per 1,000 runs.

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