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MiniMax M3.1 Flash cuts AI costs, matches Deepseek performance · 2 sources tracked

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MiniMax has released its M3.1 Flash model, which shows significant improvements over its predecessor, scoring 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This new model is also notably cheaper, operating at half the cost of the previous version. On the DeepSWE v1.1 coding benchmark, M3.1 Flash achieved 73.7 percent for under $0.30 per task, matching the performance and price point of Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017. AI

IMPACT This release intensifies the price competition in the AI market, potentially signaling a lack of a price floor for reasoning models in China.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with performance and pricing details. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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MiniMax M3.1 Flash cuts AI costs, matches Deepseek performance · 2 sources tracked

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Frontier-lab model release with performance and pricing details. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]
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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    MiniMax M3.1 Flash shows China's AI price race has no floor in sight

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1152" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/minimax.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="2048" /></p> <p> MiniMax's M3.1 Flash jumps 13 points over its predecessor to 42 on …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · systeni ·

    China's AI price Race continues Unabated. If MiniMax continues to drive down the cost of AI reasoning models, it could signal a lack of a price floor in China’s

    China's AI price Race continues Unabated. If MiniMax continues to drive down the cost of AI reasoning models, it could signal a lack of a price floor in China’s AI market. Systeni – the operating system for modern companies. via The Decoder # AI

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