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MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 42 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

MiniMax's M3.1 Flash gains 13 points over its predecessor to reach 42 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at half the cost. It scores 73.7 percent on the DeepSWE v1.1 coding benchmark for under $0.30 per task, matching DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on performance and price.

First seen 19 Oct, 18:22 UTC on The Decoder2 sourcesLast update 8h ago

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The Decoder· 19 Oct, 18:22MiniMax M3.1 Flash shows China's AI price race has no floor in sightSiliconANGLE· 19 Oct, 22:25MiniMax launches M3.1 Flash model, says it cuts AI agent costs by 70%

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19 Oct 18:22The Decoder MiniMax M3.1 Flash shows China's AI price race has no floor in sight19 Oct 22:25SiliconANGLE MiniMax launches M3.1 Flash model, says it cuts AI agent costs by 70%

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