MiniMax M3.1 Flash debuts at 1/3 the cost and 3x the speed of M3, weights due Oct 23
FlightUsed648 · reddit · 2026-10-20
- MiniMax released MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, confirming that "Space Bunny," the stealth model that appeared on OpenRouter in late September, was an earlier version of it.
- The company claims 1/3 the cost and 3x the speed of M3. Announced benchmark results: Automation-Bench 62%, ALE 30%, DeepSWE 74%, BabyVision 91%.
- API pricing: $0.15/1M input, $0.60/1M output, $0.015/1M cache reads; 1M token context window with configurable thinking effort levels.
- Parameter count undisclosed; weights are scheduled to drop on Oct 23.
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