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MiniMax / M3.1

MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview

Multimodal coding preview with a million-token context and adjustable, always-on reasoning, accessible through M Plan and MiniMax Code.

previewClosed weightsText generationReasoningCodingVision
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 Oct 2026
10 of 20 specification fields collected
Context window1M1,000,000 tokens
Maximum outputNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingNot collectedMiniMax
Output billingNot collectedNo inferred price

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
1,000,000 tokensSource for Context / input limit (opens in a new tab)
Maximum output
Not collected
Input modalities
Text, Image, VideoSource for Input modalities (opens in a new tab)
Reasoning
SupportedSource for Reasoning (opens in a new tab)

Thinking cannot be disabled; sending disabled returns HTTP 400.

Structured output
Not collected

Function parameter schemas are supported; schema-constrained final output is not established by the reviewed compatibility table.

Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected

The general automatic-caching guide demonstrates M3; explicit-cache support lists M2.x. M3.1-specific cache limits, eligibility and pricing are not verified.

Supported reasoning efforts
low, medium, high, xhigh, maxSource for Supported reasoning efforts (opens in a new tab)
Input video limits
50 MB URL/base64; 512 MB through the Files API; 64 MB request bodySource for Input video limits (opens in a new tab)

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview
Access
M Plan and MiniMax Code only for now; do not assume standard pay-as-you-go API eligibility.
Regions
Not collected
API endpoint URL
POST https://api.minimax.io/anthropic/v1/messagesSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

The March 30, 2026 service terms retain provider IP and allow use of inputs and generated content to provide, maintain, develop and improve the service. This review does not establish a no-training or zero-retention guarantee.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview
Access
M Plan and MiniMax Code only for now; do not assume standard pay-as-you-go API eligibility.
Regions
Not collected
API endpoint URL
POST https://api.minimax.io/v1/chat/completionsSource for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

The March 30, 2026 service terms retain provider IP and allow use of inputs and generated content to provide, maintain, develop and improve the service. This review does not establish a no-training or zero-retention guarantee.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

MiniMax

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview
Not verified

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

MiniMax

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview
Not verified

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific cache contract verified for this endpoint.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Inferred closed-weight service variant: the exact model is documented through MiniMax service access and no corresponding weight release was identified in the reviewed official MiniMaxAI repository inventory. Service terms reserve underlying IP. Public M-series, H3 and Music 3 weights are explicitly excluded; the OpenAPI MIT label licenses documentation, not model weights.

Classification evidence (opens in a new tab)

Sources reviewed