MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax M3.1 FlashAlternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+8%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
CheaperGPT-6.1 Terraxhigh+6%-12%$0.19CheaperGPT-6.1 Sollowsame-41%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5xhigh-3%-44%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax-11%-69%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+8%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Terraxhigh+6%-12%$0.19GPT-6.1 Sollowsame-41%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5Claude Haiku 5.5xhigh-3%-44%$0.12Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax-11%-69%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+8%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Terraxhigh+6%-12%$0.19GPT-6.1 Solmedium+12%same$0.21Remove unsupported parameters+5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+6%+19%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4GPT-6 Astralow+7%+271%$0.82Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+8%-39%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+6%+19%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
GLM 5.3maxOpen+5%+811%$2.01No image input+4
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen+2%+366%$1.03web_search not available · Chat Completions+2
Kimi K3maxOpensame+809%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3MiniMax M3thinkingOpen-32%+131%$0.51Context: 1M → 524K+1MiniMax M2.5thinkingOpen-47%—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2.7thinkingOpen-47%-52%$0.11Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2.1thinkingOpen-51%—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M2thinkingOpen-56%—$0.30 / $1.20Context: 1M → 205K+1MiniMax M1 80kOpen-73%—$0.55 / $2.20No image inputMiniMax M1 40kOpen-77%——No image inputMiniMax M1unstatedOpenn/a—$0.40 / $2.20No image inputAll MiniMax models →Benchmarks
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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. Source ↗
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 Claude Haiku 5.5?›
On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 42.7 vs 43.4 — about the same. It is 3% more expensive 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?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper).