MiniMax M3.1 Flash ties GLM-5.3-Flash, edges Gemini 3.8 Flash at lower cost
minimax releases m3.1 flash, a new reasoning model scoring 42 points on artificial analysis intelligence index at $0.22 per task, undercutting rivals.
minimax released m3.1 flash, a new reasoning model scoring 42 points on the artificial analysis intelligence index, a 13-point increase from its predecessor m3. m3.1 flash costs $0.22 per task, significantly less than its rivals. it outperforms glm-5.3-flash and gemini 3.8 flash in some tests, but trails deepseek v4.1 flash 1017 in overall score. the model handles up to one million tokens of context and accepts both text and images. minimax plans to release the model as open weights on october 23.