MiniMax M3 Just KILLED Opus 4.8 (FOR $1)
This video shows you how to use Claude Code Router And MiniMax M3 to make entire projects for basically FREE Thanks for watching and PEACE Hamish Work with us: https://incomestreamsurfer.com Try Bright Data: https://brightdata.com/?promo=incomestreamsurfers MiniMax M3 might actually be on the same level as Opus 4.8 — and I ran it 100% inside Claude Code using Claude Code Router (which is FREE). In this video I give it a real, complicated build: a full Next.js + Convex + Clerk app with authentication, a protected dashboard, users auto-added to the database, AND a working Nano Banana thumbnail generator with drag-and-drop image uploads. It one-shot the whole thing in under 25 minutes for about $1 in tokens. No open / Chinese model has ever done this for me before — M3 actually plans the task and spins up sub-agents like Opus 4.8 does, instead of jumping in and breaking everything. 🛠️ The stack used in this build: • MiniMax M3 (the model) — via OpenRouter • Claude Code + Claude Code Router (CCR) — run any model inside Claude Code, free • Next.js (frontend) • Convex (backend / database) • Clerk (authentication) • Nano Banana / Gemini image API (the thumbnail generator feature) 💬 The exact command: ccr code --dangerously-skip-permissions ⚡ Want me to build your website / SaaS / AI tool? I build marketing sites, admin dashboards, AI tools and SEO-ready websites with Claude Code. Marketing website build: $2,500 • Complex admin dashboard: +$2,500 • Maintenance + ongoing SEO: $500–600/mo. Book a 15-min strategy call (it'll be me): https://incomestreamsurfer.com 🔗 Links: • Income Stream Surfer (work with me): https://incomestreamsurfer.com • Claude Code Router: https://github.com/musistudio/claude-code-router • MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter): https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m3 • Convex: https://convex.dev • Clerk: https://clerk.com ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Can MiniMax M3 build a FULL project? 0:25 Running MiniMax inside Claude Code (Claude Code Router setup) 1:03 Confirming it's really M3, not Opus (checking the logs) 1:12 Starting the build — Next.js + Convex quickstart 1:32 Setting up Clerk auth (JWT template + Convex) 3:35 Running Claude Code Router (ccr code --dangerously-skip-permissions) 3:44 The prompt: Convex + Clerk, users in DB, protected /dashboard 6:02 M3 plans the task & spins up sub-agents (feels like Opus 4.8) 7:12 Cost check on OpenRouter — is M3 really this cheap? 7:35 Quick word from the sponsor (me — build with Income Stream Surfer) 9:52 Back to it — is M3 actually as good as Opus 4.8? 10:15 Testing the build — sign in with Google 10:36 IT WORKS — first open model to one-shot this 11:23 Verifying the user landed in the Convex database 11:26 Building a Nano Banana thumbnail generator (drag & drop uploads) 12:25 It works — feature built in ~10 minutes 12:55 Final result: full app in under 25 min for ~$1 13:21 Final verdict — MiniMax M3 vs Opus 4.8 #MiniMaxM3 #ClaudeCode #AICoding #ClaudeCodeRouter #Convex minimax m3, minimax, claude code, claude code router, ccr, minimax m3 claude code, run minimax in claude code, opus 4.8, minimax vs opus, best open source coding model, free ai coding, cheap ai coding, ai coding, vibe coding, agentic coding, convex, clerk, next.js, convex clerk nextjs, full stack app ai, build app with ai, openrouter, nano banana, gemini image api, claude code tutorial, minimax m3 review, minimax m3 test, income stream surfer
