minimax-m3 vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
| minimax-m3 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Providers | MiniMax | MiniMax |
| Input $/M | $0.65 | $0.15 |
| Output $/M | $2.58 | $0.62 |
| Output multiplier | ×4.00 | ×4.00 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Intelligence index | 29.2 | — |
| Coding index | 58.6 | — |
What the numbers mean
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is roughly 4.2× cheaper on input than minimax-m3. If your workload passes the quality bar on the cheaper model, that gap compounds across every request; route to minimax-m3 deliberately rather than by default.
Tags: minimax-m3 — Chat, Reasoning, Coding, Vision · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash — Chat, Reasoning, Coding, Vision
Code
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://starseaapi.com/v1", api_key="sk-...")
# minimax-m3
client.chat.completions.create(model="minimax-m3", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hi"}])
# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
client.chat.completions.create(model="MiniMax-M3.1-Flash", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])