Gemini 4 Argon vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Harvey LAB-AA 1.1?
Gemini 4 Argon3.9
MiniMax M3.1 Flash—
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Text · creative writing | 1,516 | — |
| Lech Mazur Short-Story | 0.8 | — |
| Harvey LAB-AA 1.1 | 3.9 | — |
Specs
| Spec | Gemini 4 Argon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M | !$2 | $0.15 |
| Output, per 1M | !$10 | $0.60 |
| Cost per task? | $1.99 | $0.22 |
| Speed, tok/s | 84 | 105 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Released | Oct 2026 | Oct 2026 |
| See images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read PDFs | ✓ | — |
| Hear audio | ✓ | — |
| Watch video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Call tools | ✓ | Partial |
| Force a tool call | Partial | ? |
| Return strict JSON | ✓ | Partial |
| Search the web | ✓ | ? |
| Run code | ✓ | ? |
| Use a computer | ? | ? |
What breaks when you switch
Gemini 4 Argon → MiniMax M3.1 Flash
No PDF input
Complete model response must be appended›
In multi-turn tools, preserve the complete assistant response, including reasoning_content and tool_calls, to maintain reasoning continuity.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash → Gemini 4 Argon
Synchronous output stops at 65,536›
With background false, output limits above 65,536 tokens return HTTP 400; stay at or below that limit.
Sampling parameters are ignored›
temperature, top_p and top_k are ignored; remove them from requests.
No explicit caching›
Explicit caching is unavailable; omit explicit cache requests.