MiniMax releases M3.1 Flash reasoning model
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On 20 October 2026, The Decoder reported that MiniMax has released the reasoning model M3.1 Flash. According to the report, the model scores 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 13 points higher than the previous-generation M3, at a cost of about $0.22 per task, less than half that of the previous generation. This is currently the only report on the release, with no further developments.
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- The DecoderMiniMax M3.1 Flash shows China's AI price race has no floor in sight
MiniMax's M3.1 Flash jumps 13 points over its predecessor to 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, at half the cost. It also hits 73.7 percent on the DeepSWE v1.1 coding benchmark for under $0.30 per task, matching Deepseek V4.1 Flash 1017 on both performance and price.
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