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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
A million-token-context Flash at $0.15/$0.60, $0.42 per task
Intelligence v5
29.0
Leaderboard rank
#16
Input / output
$0.15/$0.60
Blended 3:1
$0.26
Output speed
118 tok/s
Value
111 pts/$
Capability profile Normalised to the field maximum
Specifications
Vendor
MiniMax
Released
2026-10-26
Weights
Closed, API only
Context
1,000,000 tokens
Max output
Undisclosed
Parameters
Undisclosed
Input price
$0.15 / 1M
Output price
$0.60 / 1M
Cache hit
n/a
Output speed
118 tok/s
Intelligence
29.0(v5)
Benchmark scores
How it is measured →Ranked 16 · bars are scaled to the field maximum for that benchmark.
| Benchmarks | Score | Vs. best in field | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index v5 Intelligence index | 29.0 | 49% | −30.4 pts |
| AA Intelligence Index v4.3.2 | — | — | not indexed |
| GPQA Diamond | — | — | not indexed |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | — | — | not indexed |
| LiveBench Design Document generation (DOCX/PPT/PDF) | 74.0 | 85% | −12.9 pts |
| Vals Index | — | — | not indexed |
Assessment
Listed on 2026-10-26 with 1M context. A LiveBench design score of 74.0 is slightly above Gemini 4 Argon at about 1/16 of the price. Light on hardware — a low-cost option for bulk structured content.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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