MiniMax M3.1 Flash Pricing: Is the New MiniMax Model Worth It?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash from MiniMax was listed on OpenRouter on 2026-10-19. It costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens, with 1M context, making it MiniMax's cheapest priced model on OpenRouter.

By Aniruddh PanvalkarPreise überprüft Oct 27, 2026

LivePreise zuletzt überprüft: Oct 27, 2026Source: Offizielle Anbieterpreise

Tarife und Preise

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

$0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens

1M context on OpenRouter (minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash). 1M input plus 1M output tokens: $0.75.

Am besten für

Teams evaluating the newest release on their own tasks before switching.

Nicht für

Switching production traffic before it has passed the same tests as your current model.

MiniMax M2

$0.26 input / $1.02 output per 1M tokens

205K context on OpenRouter (minimax/minimax-m2). 1M input plus 1M output tokens: $1.27.

Am besten für

The cheapest MiniMax option to benchmark the new model against.

Nicht für

Tasks the newer model handles and this one does not.

Prices are OpenRouter's listed per-token prices, read from the OpenRouter models API and checked 2026-10-27. New models often change price in their first weeks; buying direct can be priced differently.

Should you switch to MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Run your own prompts through it next to the model you use today and compare the cost per accepted answer, not the cost per token. Switch only the workloads where it wins.

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Wer bezahlt zu viel für MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Teams moving all traffic to MiniMax M3.1 Flash on launch day without a side-by-side test
Anyone paying flagship prices for work an older, cheaper model already does well
Buyers who ignore output-token prices, which usually dominate the bill

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

How much does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost?

$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter (checked 2026-10-27).

When was MiniMax M3.1 Flash released?

OpenRouter listed it on 2026-10-19.

Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash worth it?

Only if it passes your tasks more often than a cheaper model does. Measure cost per accepted answer with the AI Cost Calculator.