MiniMax releases M3.1 Flash: 428B MoE agentic model at $0.15/M input
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M3.1 Flash is a 428B-parameter MoE with ~23B active and a 1M-token context, priced at $0.15 per 1M input tokens. MiniMax claims 70% lower agent costs and leads its own Automation-Bench v1.0.6 at 62.2, but scores 38.1 on Terminal Bench 4.0 versus 51.8 for Opus 5.
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9 days · 5 reports · 44 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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