Can MiniMax M3 write working Godot 4 code? 13 of 15 on the first try

By Eduardo Orellana · Updated

MiniMax M3 passed 13 of 15 Godot 4 tasks on the first try and 14 of 15 after one fix with the test's output, each run headless on Godot 4.7.2. It missed: build and play an animation in code, wait for a signal or a timeout.

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Every model measured on the same Godot 4 tasks, each run headless on Godot 4.7.2 at a fixed 60 frames per second.

Measured by Flockbay: the same tasks, the same checks, one fix allowed with the test output.

Every model measured on the same Godot 4 tasks, each run headless on Godot 4.7.2 at a fixed 60 frames per second., checked 18 October 2026
ModelFirst tryAfter one fixAgentRun onRead from
Claude Opus 5.515 of 1515 of 15Claude Code2026-10-06Claude Opus 5.5 results
Claude Sonnet 5.515 of 1515 of 15Claude Code2026-10-06Claude Sonnet 5.5 results
GPT-6.1 Sol15 of 1515 of 15Codex2026-10-06GPT-6.1 Sol results
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18DeepSeek V4.1 Flash results
Ember-115 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Ember-1 results
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview results
Muse Wonder15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Muse Wonder results
Kimi K315 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Kimi K3 results
GPT-5.6 Luna15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18GPT-5.6 Luna results
GPT-6 Luna15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18GPT-6 Luna results
Hy4 preview15 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Hy4 preview results
Pareto 26.1015 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Pareto 26.10 results
Claude Haiku 5.514 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Claude Haiku 5.5 results
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed14 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed results
GLM 5.214 of 1515 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18GLM 5.2 results
DeepSeek V4 Pro 081314 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 results
GPT-5.414 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18GPT-5.4 results
MiniMax M313 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18MiniMax M3 results
Qwen3.7 Max13 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Qwen3.7 Max results
Fugu Max13 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Fugu Max results
Beam 1.0 501B A23B12 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Beam 1.0 501B A23B results
Mistral Large 412 of 1513 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Mistral Large 4 results
Claude Haiku 4.511 of 1514 of 15Claude Code2026-10-06Claude Haiku 4.5 results
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL11 of 1514 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Nemotron 3.5 Super VL results
LongCat 2.011 of 1513 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18LongCat 2.0 results
Grok 4.311 of 1513 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Grok 4.3 results
Laguna S 2.19 of 1512 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Laguna S 2.1 results
Nova 2 Lite2 of 154 of 15Hosted, by API2026-10-18Nova 2 Lite results

How the test works

Each task asks for one GDScript file with a stated API, in a fresh Godot project. MiniMax M3 was asked through its API, the way Flockbay reaches its hosted models: the task in one request, no tools, and the whole file back in a code block. A check scene then loaded the file and drove it on Godot 4.7.2, headless, at a fixed 60 frames per second: it pressed input actions, stepped physics, waited on timers and signals, and compared the results.

When a task failed, the model got the check's output once and could fix its file. Every task touches an API that changed between Godot 3 and Godot 4, or was added since: move_and_slide and is_on_floor, FileAccess and JSON, signals, tweens, Timer nodes, PackedScene, TileMapLayer, ray queries, AStarGrid2D, AnimationLibrary, and lambdas, which capture local variables by value.

The checks themselves are tested first: each passes on a reference answer and fails on an empty script. Run on 2026-10-18.

MiniMax M3 in Flockbay

MiniMax M3 is a hosted model in the Flockbay app's model menu, on the Hobby plan and above. It uses the plan's hosted usage about 4.6 times as fast as Auto.

It takes images, so Flockbay can show it screenshots of your game, and it has an effort setting in the composer, from quick answers to longer reasoning.

Move a CharacterBody2D with an input action: pass

The task: Write res://player.gd for Godot 4: a script for a CharacterBody2D that moves right at 200 pixels per second while the input action "ui_right" is held, and stands still otherwise.

Passed on the first try.

extends CharacterBody2D

const SPEED = 200.0

func _physics_process(_delta):
	if Input.is_action_pressed("ui_right"):
		velocity.x = SPEED
	else:
		velocity.x = 0.0

	move_and_slide()

Fall with gravity and land on the floor: pass

The task: Write res://ball.gd for Godot 4: a script for a CharacterBody2D that falls with a gravity of 980 pixels per second squared and stops when it lands on the floor. The scene gives it its collision shape.

Passed on the first try.

extends CharacterBody2D

const GRAVITY := 980.0

func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
	if is_on_floor():
		velocity.y = 0.0
	else:
		velocity.y += GRAVITY * delta
	move_and_slide()

A score label: pass

The task: Write res://score_label.gd for Godot 4: a script for a Label that shows "Score: 0" when it enters the scene, and has a method add(points: int) that adds to the score and updates the text to "Score: <total>".

Passed on the first try.

extends Label

var score: int = 0


func _ready() -> void:
	score = 0
	text = "Score: %d" % score


func add(points: int) -> void:
	score += points
	text = "Score: %d" % score

Save and load a dictionary as JSON: pass

The task: Write res://save_game.gd for Godot 4: a script extending RefCounted with two static functions: save_data(data: Dictionary, path: String) -> void writes the dictionary to the file as JSON, and load_data(path: String) -> Dictionary reads it back.

Passed on the first try.

extends RefCounted
class_name SaveGame

static func save_data(data: Dictionary, path: String) -> void:
	var file = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.WRITE)
	if file == null:
		push_error("Failed to open file for writing: " + path)
		return
	var json_string = JSON.stringify(data)
	file.store_string(json_string)
	file.close()

static func load_data(path: String) -> Dictionary:
	var data: Dictionary = {}
	if not FileAccess.file_exists(path):
		push_error("File does not exist: " + path)
		return data
	var file = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ)
	if file == null:
		push_error("Failed to open file for reading: " + path)
		return data
	var json_string = file.get_as_text()
	file.close()
	var json = JSON.new()
	var error = json.parse(json_string)
	if error != OK:
		push_error("Failed to parse JSON at line %d: %s" % [json.get_error_line(), json.get_error_message()])
		return data
	var parsed_data = json.data
	if parsed_data is Dictionary:
		data = parsed_data
	return data

Health with signals: pass

The task: Write res://health.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node with health starting at 100, a signal health_changed(old_value: int, new_value: int), a signal died, and a method take_damage(amount: int) that lowers health without going below 0, emits health_changed when health changes, and emits died once, when health reaches 0.

Passed on the first try.

extends Node

signal health_changed(old_value: int, new_value: int)
signal died

@export var health: int = 100

var _is_dead: bool = false

func take_damage(amount: int) -> void:
	if amount <= 0:
		return
	var old_value: int = health
	var new_value: int = max(0, health - amount)
	if new_value != old_value:
		health = new_value
		health_changed.emit(old_value, new_value)
		if health == 0 and not _is_dead:
			_is_dead = true
			died.emit()

Fade out with a tween: pass

The task: Write res://fader.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node2D with a method fade_out(duration: float) that fades the node's modulate alpha from 1 to 0 over duration seconds with a tween, and a signal faded emitted when the fade ends.

Passed on the first try.

extends Node2D

signal faded

func fade_out(duration: float) -> void:
	var tween := create_tween()
	tween.tween_property(self, "modulate:a", 0.0, duration)
	tween.finished.connect(_on_fade_finished)

func _on_fade_finished() -> void:
	faded.emit()

Spawn on a timer, then stop: pass

The task: Write res://spawner.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node that, once in the scene, adds a new child Node2D every 0.25 seconds, using a Timer, and stops after 4 children. It keeps the number spawned in a variable spawned_count.

Passed on the first try.

extends Node

const SPAWN_INTERVAL: float = 0.25
const MAX_SPAWNS: int = 4

var spawned_count: int = 0

var _spawn_timer: Timer


func _ready() -> void:
	_spawn_timer = Timer.new()
	_spawn_timer.wait_time = SPAWN_INTERVAL
	_spawn_timer.one_shot = false
	_spawn_timer.autostart = true
	_spawn_timer.timeout.connect(_on_spawn_timer_timeout)
	add_child(_spawn_timer)


func _on_spawn_timer_timeout() -> void:
	if spawned_count >= MAX_SPAWNS:
		_spawn_timer.stop()
		return

	var node := Node2D.new()
	add_child(node)
	spawned_count += 1

	if spawned_count >= MAX_SPAWNS:
		_spawn_timer.stop()

A door with states: pass

The task: Write res://door.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node for a door with the states CLOSED, OPENING and OPEN. It starts CLOSED. A method interact() starts opening a closed door; 0.5 seconds of game time later it is OPEN. A method get_state_name() -> String returns "CLOSED", "OPENING" or "OPEN".

Passed on the first try.

extends Node

enum State {
	CLOSED,
	OPENING,
	OPEN
}

var _state: int = State.CLOSED


func interact() -> void:
	if _state != State.CLOSED:
		return
	_state = State.OPENING
	await get_tree().create_timer(0.5).timeout
	_state = State.OPEN


func get_state_name() -> String:
	match _state:
		State.CLOSED:
			return "CLOSED"
		State.OPENING:
			return "OPENING"
		State.OPEN:
			return "OPEN"
	return "CLOSED"

An inventory with counts: pass

The task: Write res://inventory.gd for Godot 4: a script extending RefCounted with add_item(item_name: String, count: int), remove_item(item_name: String, count: int) -> bool that removes only when there are enough and returns whether it did, and get_count(item_name: String) -> int that is 0 for an item never added.

Passed on the first try.

extends RefCounted

var _items: Dictionary = {}

func add_item(item_name: String, count: int) -> void:
	if item_name.is_empty() or count <= 0:
		return
	if _items.has(item_name):
		_items[item_name] += count
	else:
		_items[item_name] = count

func remove_item(item_name: String, count: int) -> bool:
	if not _items.has(item_name):
		return false
	if _items[item_name] < count:
		return false
	_items[item_name] -= count
	if _items[item_name] <= 0:
		_items.erase(item_name)
	return true

func get_count(item_name: String) -> int:
	if not _items.has(item_name):
		return 0
	return _items[item_name]

Load a level scene from a path: pass

The task: Write res://level_loader.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node with a method load_level(path: String) -> Node that loads the scene file at path, creates an instance of it, adds it as a child, and returns it.

Passed on the first try.

extends Node

func load_level(path: String) -> Node:
	var scene: PackedScene = load(path)
	var instance: Node = scene.instantiate()
	add_child(instance)
	return instance

Paint cells on a TileMapLayer: pass

The task: Write res://grid_painter.gd for Godot 4.7: a script extending TileMapLayer with paint_row(y: int, from_x: int, to_x: int) that sets the cells from (from_x, y) to (to_x, y) inclusive to tile source 0, atlas coordinates (0, 0), and is_painted(cell: Vector2i) -> bool that says whether a cell has a tile.

Passed on the first try.

extends TileMapLayer

func paint_row(y: int, from_x: int, to_x: int) -> void:
	for x in range(from_x, to_x + 1):
		set_cell(Vector2i(x, y), 0, Vector2i(0, 0))

func is_painted(cell: Vector2i) -> bool:
	return get_cell_source_id(cell) != -1

Cast a physics ray: pass

The task: Write res://line_of_sight.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node2D with first_hit(from: Vector2, to: Vector2) -> Vector2 that casts a physics ray through the 2D world from `from` to `to` and returns the point where it first hits a collider, or `to` when it hits nothing. It is called from physics processing.

Passed on the first try.

extends Node2D

func first_hit(from: Vector2, to: Vector2) -> Vector2:
	var space_state := get_world_2d().direct_space_state
	var query := PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D.create(from, to)
	var result := space_state.intersect_ray(query)
	if result.is_empty():
		return to
	return result.position

A path on a grid around walls: pass

The task: Write res://path_finder.gd for Godot 4: a script extending RefCounted with find_path(size: Vector2i, walls: Array[Vector2i], from: Vector2i, to: Vector2i) -> Array[Vector2i] that returns the shortest path of grid cells from `from` to `to`, both included, on a grid of `size` cells, never entering a wall cell and moving only up, down, left or right.

Passed on the first try.

extends RefCounted

const DIRECTIONS: Array[Vector2i] = [
	Vector2i(1, 0),
	Vector2i(-1, 0),
	Vector2i(0, 1),
	Vector2i(0, -1)
]

func find_path(size: Vector2i, walls: Array[Vector2i], from: Vector2i, to: Vector2i) -> Array[Vector2i]:
	# Validate that start and goal are inside the grid.
	if not _in_bounds(from, size) or not _in_bounds(to, size):
		return []
	
	# Build a hash set of walls for O(1) lookup.
	var wall_set: Dictionary = {}
	for wall in walls:
		wall_set[wall] = true
	
	# If start or goal sits on a wall, no path is possible.
	if wall_set.has(from) or wall_set.has(to):
		return []
	
	# Trivial case: start equals goal.
	if from == to:
		return [from]
	
	# Breadth-first search. Each cell maps to its predecessor; the start
	# uses a sentinel value so reconstruction knows when to stop.
	var queue: Array[Vector2i] = [from]
	var parent: Dictionary = {from: Vector2i(-1, -1)}
	
	while not queue.is_empty():
		var current: Vector2i = queue.pop_front()
		
		if current == to:
			return _reconstruct_path(parent, to)
		
		for dir in DIRECTIONS:
			var next: Vector2i = current + dir
			if not _in_bounds(next, size):
				continue
			if wall_set.has(next):
				continue
			if parent.has(next):
				continue
			parent[next] = current
			queue.append(next)
	
	# Goal was never reached.
	return []

func _in_bounds(cell: Vector2i, size: Vector2i) -> bool:
	return cell.x >= 0 and cell.x < size.x and cell.y >= 0 and cell.y < size.y

func _reconstruct_path(parent: Dictionary, end: Vector2i) -> Array[Vector2i]:
	var path: Array[Vector2i] = []
	var cell: Vector2i = end
	while cell != Vector2i(-1, -1):
		path.append(cell)
		cell = parent[cell]
	path.reverse()
	return path

Build and play an animation in code: fail

The task: Write res://blinker.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node2D that, when it enters the scene, creates an AnimationPlayer child and a looping animation named "blink", 1 second long, that keeps the node visible for the first half of each second and hidden for the second half, and plays it.

Failed on the first try (BENCH FAIL: visible at 0.25, 0.75, 1.25 and 1.75 s was [true, true, true, true], expected [true, false, true, false]) and after one fix (BENCH FAIL: visible at 0.25, 0.75, 1.25 and 1.75 s was [true, true, true, true], expected [true, false, true, false]).

What Godot 4.7.2 printed on the first try:

Godot Engine v4.7.2.stable.mono.official.ed1daf0bf - https://godotengine.org

BENCH FAIL: visible at 0.25, 0.75, 1.25 and 1.75 s was [true, true, true, true], expected [true, false, true, false]

Wait for a signal or a timeout: pass after one fix

The task: Write res://waiter.gd for Godot 4: a script extending Node with wait_for(sig: Signal, seconds: float) -> bool, a coroutine that waits until the signal is emitted or `seconds` of game time pass, whichever comes first, and returns true if the signal came first. The signal has no arguments.

Failed on the first try (BENCH FAIL: returned false for a signal 0.2 s away with a 1 s timeout), passed after one fix.

What Godot 4.7.2 printed on the first try:

Godot Engine v4.7.2.stable.mono.official.ed1daf0bf - https://godotengine.org

BENCH FAIL: returned false for a signal 0.2 s away with a 1 s timeout

Questions

Is MiniMax M3 good at Godot?
On these 15 tasks it passed 13 on the first try and 14 after one fix. Each task is small and checked by running it, so the score says whether its Godot 4 code works, not how well it designs a game.