MiniMax M3.1 Flash jumps 13 points on AA Index at half the cost, matching DeepSeek
The Decoder · rss · 2026-10-20
MiniMax's M3.1 Flash jumps 13 points over its predecessor to 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, at half the cost. It scores 73.7% on the DeepSWE v1.1 coding benchmark for under $0.30 per task, matching DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on both performance and price — evidence that China's AI price race has no floor in sight.
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