MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash✓ Catalog verified
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is a multimodal model from MiniMax. Compared with M3, it delivers significant improvements across multiple benchmarks, particularly in complex agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity. It is built for complex,...
Overview
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is a multimodal model from MiniMax. Compared with M3, it delivers significant improvements across multiple benchmarks, particularly in complex agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity. It is built for complex,...
Access: available through the official Minimax API. Context window: 1.0M.
Specifications
| API identifier | minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash |
| Provider | Minimax |
| Model type | Multimodal LLM |
| Context window | 1.0M catalog |
| Input modalities | text · image · video |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text+image+video->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $1.5e-7 | $0.15 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $6e-7 | $0.60 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0.2Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | ✓ Supported | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | ✓ Supported | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
Closest models by context window from a different provider.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input /1M | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek | 1.0M | $0.09 | View → |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | 1.0M | $0.44 | View → |
Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost?
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on the official Minimax API.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash supports up to 1.0M tokens of context.
Does MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash support tool / function calling?
Yes, MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash supports tool / function calling — you can register tools and the model will emit structured tool calls.
How do I access MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
Use the official Minimax API with the model id `minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.