MiniMax M3 428B — B200 vs H100 Performance per Dollar
Cost per million tokens of B200 (NVIDIA Blackwell) versus H100 (NVIDIA Hopper) on MiniMax M3 428B. Owning-hyperscaler TCO normalized by output tokens — performance per dollar across LLM workloads. Pick the more cost-efficient SKU at every target interactivity level. Use the chart controls below to switch sequences, precisions, and metrics — same interactions as the main inference chart.
Near the low end of the 15–260 tok/s/user interactivity band — at 76 tok/s/user — B200 runs $0.26 per million tokens on MiniMax M3 428B while H100 runs $0.67. B200 is the cheaper choice by 155%.
On MiniMax M3 428B at 138 tok/s/user, the per-million math comes out to $0.45 for B200 and $1.52 for H100; B200 delivers 236% more output per dollar.
At 199 tok/s/user on MiniMax M3 428B, B200 costs $0.98 per million tokens; H100 costs $2.31. B200 is 136% more cost-efficient at this operating point. (Numbers reflect the default 1k/1k · fp8 selection for this URL — table and chart below update if you change sequence, precision, or model in the controls.)
GPU pricing (owning hyperscaler): B200 $1.95/GPU/hr · H100 $1.30/GPU/hr. Source: SemiAnalysis Market August 2025 Pricing Surveys & AI Cloud TCO Model.
| Metric | Interactivity (tok/s/user) | Interactivity (tok/s/user) | Interactivity (tok/s/user) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar per Million Tokens | B200:$0.264H100:$0.673 | B200:$0.451H100:$1.518 | B200:$0.976H100:$2.307 |
| Concurrency | B200:~119H100:~31 | B200:~18H100:~8 | B200:~5H100:~4 |
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