MiniMax rolls out M3.1 Flash through API, M Plan and MiniMax Code, with weights to follow later
MiniMax officially rolled out MiniMax M3.1 Flash on Monday, October 19, 2026, and said the model is available now through the MiniMax API, M Plan and MiniMax C…
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Oct 19, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC
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Oct 19, 2026
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Oct 19, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC
News summary
MiniMax officially rolled out MiniMax M3.1 Flash on Monday, October 19, 2026, making it available through the MiniMax API, M Plan and MiniMax Code. At the time of rollout, model weights were not available: they were to be released at a later date, and no firm open weights date had been confirmed. For agentic tasks, MiniMax states that the model's overall usage cost is 70% lower than its predecessor, with flat pricing of $0.15 input, $0.60 output and $0.015 cached input per 1M tokens, alongside output speeds of 200+ TPS and median P50 speeds of 170+ TPS. The performance, speed and cost comparisons are vendor reported. Why it matters The operator facing distinction is that service access is available, but downloadable weights and a confirmed date for their release are not. Budgeting turns on the split between input, output and cached input, which are priced separately at $0.15, $0.60 and…