MiniMax opens M3.1 Flash weights: 428B MoE, 23B active
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MiniMax published weights for M3.1 Flash on October 23, a 428B-parameter MoE with 23B activated per token and a 1M-token context. API pricing is $0.15 per 1M input tokens; MiniMax claims 70% lower agent costs, though it hasn't disclosed how that was measured.
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9 days · 6 reports · 47 community posts · from Oct 19
- Oct 19
MiniMax M3.1 Flash now available on AI Gateway for freevercel.com
MiniMax Just Launched M3.1 Flash: 428B MoE Agentic Model at $0.15/M Inputmarktechpost.com
MiniMax's new M3.1 Flash beats DeepSeek and Opus 5 on a key business benchmark at lower cost — but with a high hallucination rateventurebeat.com
MiniMax just halved its token prices. Your AI agent bill may not follow.thenewstack.io
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