// MiniMax
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
A MiniMax model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- ¥1 / ¥4
- Lowest (official)
- ¥1 / ¥4
- Context
- 1M
- AA index
- 42.7
Prices checked 2026-10-20Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | MiniMax |
|---|---|
| Context window | 1M (1,000,000 tokens) |
| Max output | 524K |
| Input | Text · Image · Video |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Closed · Proprietary (API only) |
| Released | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Model IDs | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY | Official 10-20 | ¥1 | ¥4 | ¥0.1 | 0.261 | 1M | Flat price (no length tiers). International page: $0.15 / $0.60 / cached $0.015 per 1M. Weights “will be released later” per MiniMax launch post (2026-10-19). OpenRouter lists a free variant only (2026-10-20). Space Bunny (anonymous on OpenRouter) was an early build. |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Vendor’s China site, billed in CNY
Official - Free option
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (OpenRouter)→
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
- 42.7
- Output speed (median)
- 105 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 1.38s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 163.5
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
- 2026-10-20 · official · new listing
06More from MiniMax
FAQ
How much does the MiniMax-M3.1-Flash API cost?
On the official pricing page: ¥1 / ¥4 per 1M input / output tokens, cached input ¥0.1 (checked 2026-10-20).
What is the context window of MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
1M tokens of context, up to 524K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is MiniMax-M3.1-Flash open source?
No. It is only available through APIs and the vendor’s apps.