MiniMax M3.1 Flash tested on 3D whale-skeleton city, claims 70% cost cut
HeyZoyaKhan · x · 2026-10-22
Zoya Khan stress-tested MiniMax M3.1 Flash with an ambitious coding task: an interactive 3D city inside a colossal whale skeleton in the Mariana Trench.
- The model turned a detailed creative brief into a structured experience combining cinematic visuals with interactive camera controls
- Multiple scene elements and lighting modes were packed into one HTML file
- MiniMax reports 3x faster online inference and 70% lower usage costs
The author argues the model's value lies in token efficiency and cost-effectiveness as much as raw capability.
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