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AI model rankingsLanguageMiniMax-M3.1-Flash

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

MiniMax Released October 2026

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#50 smartest of 89 Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How MiniMax-M3.1-Flash compares with the other 88 ranked language models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #50 of 89 on the overall intelligence score, ahead of 44% of models.

  • Fast writer. Writes about 85 words per second, faster than 68% of models.

  • Short wait before answering. You wait about 18 sec before the answer starts.

  • Cheap to use. $0.26 per million tokens, cheaper than 83% of models.

Model details

Made by
MiniMax
Model family
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Released
October 2026 · 12 days ago
Input price
$0.15 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.60 / 1M tokens
Value for money
#9 of 84
Tests with scores
4 of 8

Good for

  • Large volumes on a budgetOnly $0.26 per million tokens

Not ideal for

No clear weak spots in the tests.

Intelligence

29

overall score

#50 of 89typical 30

Coding

–

coding score

typical –

Speed

113

tokens per second

#29 of 89typical 91

Wait

18 sec

before it replies

#47 of 79typical 15s

Price

$0.26

per 1M tokens

#15 of 84typical $2.00

Test results

Scores on individual tests that make up the intelligence score. The faint line marks the best score of any model.

  • Humanity's Last Exam

    Very hard expert questions across many subjects

    48%#28 of 86typical 42%
  • SciCode

    Writing code to solve science research problems

    53%#43 of 86typical 53%
  • Long documents

    Finding and reasoning over facts in very long texts

    80%#48 of 87typical 80%
  • Terminal-Bench

    Doing real tasks on a computer by itself, like an agent

    26%#47 of 89typical 31%

Where it ranks on intelligence

This model next to the models closest to it. Click another bar to open that model.

What would it cost?

Through the API, at the listed price. Chat apps usually charge a monthly plan instead.

  • 1,000 chat replies

    a question and a ~350-word answer, 1,000 times

    $0.45
  • Summarise a 100-page report

    about 50,000 words in, a one-page summary out

    $0.01
  • Write a 2,000-word article

    a short brief in, a long article out

    $0.002

Input, per 1M tokens

$0.15

Output, per 1M tokens

$0.60

How long do answers take?

Median times measured through the API.

Before the answer starts18 sec
Writing speed≈ 85 words / sec
A full 500-word answer24 sec

1 token is about ¾ of a word. Speeds change with server load, so treat these as typical, not guaranteed.

Similar models

Other companies' models with the closest intelligence score.

  • Step 5 Preview

    StepFun

    29

    intelligence

    $1.43

    per 1M

    151

    tokens/s

  • Ling 3.1 Flash 1019

    InclusionAI

    30

    intelligence

    $0.45

    per 1M

    0

    tokens/s

  • MiMo-V2.6-Pro

    Xiaomi

    30

    intelligence

    $0.54

    per 1M

    42

    tokens/s

  • GPT-6 Luna

    OpenAIMax

    28

    intelligence

    $0.20

    per 1M

    114

    tokens/s

  • GLM-5.3-Flash

    Z AI

    28

    intelligence

    $0.24

    per 1M

    66

    tokens/s

More from MiniMax

  • MiniMax-M3

    MiniMax

    19

    intelligence

    $0.53

    per 1M

    104

    tokens/s

Questions people ask

Is MiniMax-M3.1-Flash a good AI model?
On the overall intelligence score it ranks #50 of 89 (score 29; the typical model scores 30). It stands out for large volumes on a budget.
How much does MiniMax-M3.1-Flash cost?
Through the API it costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens. In everyday terms, 1,000 chat replies cost about $0.45. Chat apps that use it usually charge a monthly plan instead.
How fast is MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
It writes about 85 words per second, and you wait about 18 sec before the answer starts. A full 500-word answer takes roughly 24 sec.
What are good alternatives to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?
Models with a similar score include Step 5 Preview by StepFun, Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 by InclusionAI, MiMo-V2.6-Pro by Xiaomi. The cheapest of these is GPT-6 Luna at $0.20 per million tokens.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.