MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash pricing and alternatives

Paid / limited

Available from OpenRouter

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

MiniMax multimodal coding model for long-context reasoning and agent tasks

Paid / limitedOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextImage

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API Details

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Base URL

https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

Model ID

minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash

API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses

Technical Details

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 1.0M

Max output 524K

Status Online

Family minimax

Released Oct 19, 2026

Last updated Oct 27, 2026

Free listing since Oct 19, 2026

Input text, image, video, reasoning

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output

AI Recommendation

Should you use MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is listed for chat workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.

Use the comparison and availability sections before choosing this listing, because it is not currently marked as free.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output

Watch outs

No current free listing on this provider
Free-tier rate limits apply

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

42.7/100

Speed Observed generation speed

116 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

1.0M

Pricing

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash pricing per 1M tokens

Provider pricing

Input $0.15 per 1M tokens

Output $0.6 per 1M tokens

Access Not listed OpenRouter

Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy

Availability

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash availability by provider

2 alternatives

We found 3 provider listings for minimax. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
OpenRouter	MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash	Paid	1.0M	OpenAI-style	200 req/day (free tier)
Gonka Broker	MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7	Free tier	200K	Native	~1M tokens/month (shared, varies by model)
NVIDIA NIM	minimaxai/minimax-m3.1-flash	Free tier	1.0M	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM

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Compare

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash alternatives to consider

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Model	Provider	Context	Access
MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7	Gonka Broker	200K	Free tier
minimaxai/minimax-m3.1-flash	NVIDIA NIM	1.0M	Free tier
Recursive: Flint (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
XingChen: Xing4.0 29B A4B (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free)	OpenRouter	1.0M	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash use cases

Chat

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash free API FAQ

Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash free to use?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is not currently marked as free on OpenRouter.

What is the MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash.

What are the MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash support?

The listed context window is 1.0M tokens with up to 524K output tokens.

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