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MiniMax M3.1 Flash launches with lower prices, API-only access

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MiniMax has launched its M3.1 Flash model, offering a significant price reduction compared to its predecessor, M3, with input tokens priced at $0.15 and output tokens at $0.60 per million. While MiniMax claims a 70% cost reduction for agentic tasks, direct per-token pricing shows a 50% decrease. The model's performance on benchmarks like DeepSWE v1.1 is competitive, scoring 73.7%, though it slightly trails DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Currently, M3.1 Flash is only accessible via API, with model weights expected to be released at a later date, making local execution impossible for now. AI

IMPACT Sets a new price point for Flash models, potentially driving down costs for agentic tasks.

RANK_REASON New model release from a frontier lab (MiniMax). [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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MiniMax M3.1 Flash launches with lower prices, API-only access

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Alan West ·

    MiniMax M3.1 Flash Can't Run Locally Yet. Here's the Hardware You'll Need

    <p>MiniMax M3.1 Flash went live on October 19 at $0.15 input and $0.60 output per million tokens, half of what M3 costs, with a 73.7% DeepSWE v1.1 score that sits half a point under DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's September checkpoint. If you came here to find out whether you can run it lo…

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