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MiniMax Releases M3.1 Flash AI Model, Claiming Significant Performance and Cost Improvements
Key points
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is now officially released.
- Online inference is nearly three times faster.
- Usage costs are reduced by 70%.
- Improved performance in agentic tasks, coding, computer use, and cybersecurity.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash was released on October 19, 2026.
- M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.
- M3’s discounted rates are $0.30 and $1.20 for requests up to 512K input tokens.
- Artificial Analysis scored M3.1 Flash at 72.5% on AutomationBench-AA.
MiniMax Launches M3.1 Flash
MiniMax has officially released its M3.1 Flash AI model. This model was previously known as "Space Bunny" during its anonymous testing phase, where it processed over 200 trillion tokens. The M3.1 Flash is positioned as a next-generation Flash model.
Performance and Cost Improvements
The M3.1 Flash model delivers significant improvements in efficiency and cost. It offers nearly three times faster online inference compared to previous versions. Additionally, MiniMax states that the usage costs for the M3.1 Flash have been reduced by 70%.
The model shows improved performance across various benchmarks, reaching the level of leading models in complex agentic tasks, computer use, software development, and cybersecurity.
Complex Tasks and Automation Capabilities
M3.1 Flash ranks among top performers on AutomationBench-AA, capable of completing enterprise workflows across SaaS systems in areas like sales, marketing, operations, customer service, finance, and HR. It scored 76.2 on BankerToolBench, demonstrating proficiency in multi-step planning, document consistency, financial compliance, and chained tool calls.
Coding, Computer Use, and Cybersecurity
For coding and software engineering, the model achieved 73.7% on DeepSWE v1.1, indicating strong execution in complex software tasks, feature development, bug fixing, and validation. In computer use, it scored 61.7 points on OSWorld V2 and 29.6 points on Agents’ Last Exam (ALE), ranking first among Chinese models on both benchmarks. In cybersecurity, M3.1 Flash scored 82% on CyberGym, showing capabilities in vulnerability discovery, code auditing, patching, penetration testing, malware analysis, and reverse engineering.
Updates
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash was released on October 19, 2026.
- M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.
- M3’s discounted rates are $0.30 and $1.20 for requests up to 512K input tokens.
- Artificial Analysis scored M3.1 Flash at 72.5% on AutomationBench-AA.
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How outlets covered it
MiniMax released M3.1 Flash, claiming 70% cost reduction and nearly three times faster online inference compared to M3. Independent testing, however, indicates that M3.1 Flash does not offer improved speed or accuracy over its predecessor for agentic tasks, despite its lower pricing.
MiniMax has officially launched its M3.1 Flash AI model, which was previously tested as "Space Bunny." The new model offers nearly three times faster online inference and a 70% reduction in usage costs, while improving performance in agentic tasks, coding, computer use, and cybersecurity.