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summary: "A faster, cheaper open-weight sibling that keeps the million-token context while optimizing for latency and throughput."
last_updated: "2026-11-05"
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# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

_MiniMax · Fast · open weights_

A faster, cheaper open-weight sibling that keeps the million-token context while optimizing for latency and throughput.

## At a glance

- Released: Aug 20, 2026
- Provider: MiniMax
- Context window: 1,000,000 tokens
- Max output: 16,000 tokens
- Modalities: Text → text
- Knowledge cutoff: February 2026
- API model ID: `minimax-m3.1-flash`
- License: Open weights (MiniMax Model License)

## Pricing

- Standard: $0.14 input / $0.55 output per 1M tokens
- Example: a 1,500-token prompt + 650-token answer ≈ $0.0006 (standard)

## What's new vs MiniMax-M3 (June 2026)

- Lower latency and cheaper serving than M3
- Retains the full long-context window
- Reduced peak reasoning and dropped image input

## Best use cases

- **Fast long-context chat** — Handles big contexts interactively without the flagship's cost.
- **High-volume agents** — Runs many concurrent agent sessions economically.
- **Bulk summarization** — Condenses large document sets quickly at scale.

## Strengths

- Long context
- Fast and cheap
- Open weights

## Limitations

- Text only
- Below M3 on hardest tasks

## Where to get access

- Consumer app: MiniMax / Hailuo app — https://chat.minimax.io
- API: the MiniMax Open Platform — https://platform.minimax.io
- Also available: open weights for several MiniMax models
- Docs: https://platform.minimax.io/document/introduction

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