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MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3

MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3: prices per token, context window, benchmark scores, and what changed between the two versions.

The short version

  • MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs 50% less than MiniMax M3 per output token
  • MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 0 points higher on BankerToolBench than MiniMax M3 — Vendor-measured (MiniMax internal infra, Claude Code scaffolding)

The two versions side by side

Prices are read live from the provider pricing pages, so this table cannot go stale.

VersionTierStatusReleasedInputOutputCachedContextBlended /1MSample /mo
MiniMax M3.1 FlashLatestCheapest
3.1
Released 2026-10-19; $0.15 / $0.60 / $0.015 (¥1 / ¥4 / ¥0.1). Flat rate — no long-context tier, and unlike M3 it does not accept service_tier=priority.
Price your own usage
FastActive2026-10-19$0.150$0.600$0.0151,000K$0.375$0.450
3
Released 2026-06-01. service_tier=priority costs 1.5× ($0.45 / $1.80 / $0.09). No separate cache-write charge. The cached-input rate above 512k doubles to $0.12; cost.ts applies the input multiplier to the cached rate as well.
Price your own usage
FlagshipActive2026-06-01$0.300$1.20$0.0601,000K$0.750$1.80Long context ≥524,288

Sample cost = 1M input + 500K output tokens per month at list price. A model with a long-context band is priced on that band — the rule is printed in the row. Use the calculator below for your own workload.

Benchmark scores

The versions of this line that have a published, traceable score record. 9 benchmarks tracked

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks; MiniMax M3.1 Flash is ~50% cheaper per blended million tokens.

DimensionMiniMax M3.1 FlashMiniMax M3
Terminal-Bench 2.1—66%
SWE-bench Pro—59%
DeepSWE v1.173.7%—
NL2Repo-Bench—42.1%
CyberGym82%—
Agents' Last Exam29.6%—
BrowseComp—83.5%
MCP Atlas—74.2%
BankerToolBench76.2%76.1%
Blended price$0.375 /1M$0.750 /1M
Full priceInput · Output · Cached input$0.150 · $0.600 · $0.015$0.300 · $1.20 · $0.060
Context window1,000K1,000K

Transcribed from the sources named on each leaderboard entry. Coverage differs per version; a missing cell means the source did not report that benchmark.

What your usage would cost

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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
$12.00/mo
MiniMax M3
$24.00/mo

List price only: cached input, batch discounts and off-peak rates are not included. The sample column prices 1M input + 500K output tokens per month.

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