MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax M3.1 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5xhigh+18%-44%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5
BetterMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+9%-72%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3OpenMiMo v2.6 Prothinking+18%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
CheaperGPT-6.1 Terramedium+13%-57%$0.095CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax+9%-69%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5xhigh+18%-44%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+18%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Terramedium+13%-57%$0.095MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+9%-72%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6 Lunamax+9%-69%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+9%-72%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6 Lunamax+9%-69%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5high+13%-64%$0.079Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6.1 Terramedium+13%-57%$0.095MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+18%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+18%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+13%+19%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Kimi K3maxOpen+13%+809%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+9%-72%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3
GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+6%+29%$0.28Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiniMax M3thinkingOpen-40%+131%$0.51Context: 1M → 524K+1MiniMax M2.7thinkingOpenn/a—$0.11Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2.5thinkingOpenn/a—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2.1thinkingOpenn/a—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2thinkingOpenn/a—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M1 40kOpenn/a——No image inputMiniMax M1 80kOpenn/a—$0.55 / $2.20No image inputMiniMax M1unstatedOpenn/a—$0.40 / $2.20No image inputAll MiniMax models →Benchmarks
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FAQ
How much does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost?›
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.015 per 1M; cheapest via InferenceNet at $0.10 / $0.55. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.22 at default effort.
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.10 per 1M input tokens.
How good is MiniMax M3.1 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#15 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #26 of 134 in Coding, #2 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #26 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Reasoning, Long context, Knowledge, Vision.
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash better than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?›
On FrontierCode 1.1, MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 38.6 vs 38.8 — about the same. It is 67% cheaper per task.
How can I use MiniMax M3.1 Flash?›
Through the API of DigitalOcean, InferenceNet, MiniMax, Minimax, ModelRun and 6 more.
What is the context window of MiniMax M3.1 Flash?›
1M tokens, with up to 524K output tokens.
When was MiniMax M3.1 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-10-19. It is the current version in its line.
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash open source?›
No, MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.
Can MiniMax M3.1 Flash read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is MiniMax M3.1 Flash?›
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a closed language model from MiniMax, released Oct 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MiniMax M3.1 Flash?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), MiMo v2.6 Flash (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).