MiniMax M3.1 Flash API pricing
MiniMax · Budget price tier · Proprietary · released 2026-10. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-10-24.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash has held the same list price since 2026-10-24 and is the 87th cheapest of 164 models in the Budget price tier. Buying from Relace rather than at the price we quote lowers the token price by about 19%, for a quantized fp4 build. No Arena score is published for it, so it carries no Efficiency score and cannot hold the FinOps Friendly badge.
- Input: $0.15 per 1M tokens
- Output: $0.60 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (in/out): Not published
- Prompt-cache read: $0.015 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 1M tokens
- Arena ELO: Not published
Market position
On blended price ($0.465 per 1M tokens at 30% input, 70% output) it is cheaper than 42% of models in the Budget price tier: 87th cheapest of 164, tied with 8 others. Across every price tier it is cheaper than 70% of priced text models in the catalogue: 87th cheapest of 310, tied with 8 others.
Licence, size and capabilities
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is recorded here as proprietary: access is through an API, priced by the token. Its parameter count is not published. Listed capabilities: Text, Vision, Reasoning, Agents. Filling its 1M context window once costs $0.15 in input tokens at list price.
Pricing by host
A host is a company that runs the model and sells it by the token: the model maker, a cloud platform like Amazon Bedrock, Azure or Vertex, or an independent host. One model, several hosts, and often several prices. This model is sold by 11 different hosts. The price we quote elsewhere on this page is marked. We quote one host's rate so that models stay comparable; it is not a recommendation to buy there.
Cheapest host: Relace at $0.09 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens, 19% below the price we quote on the blended price (30% input, 70% output). It serves a quantized fp4 build, which is not the same product as the full-precision model. The dearest, SambaNova, charges 2.5x the cheapest.
| Host | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Precision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relace | $0.09 | $0.50 | fp4 |
| InferenceNet | $0.10 | $0.55 | fp4 |
| GMICloud | $0.1425 | $0.57 | fp8 |
| Minimax (model maker, price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | not declared |
| DigitalOcean (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | not declared |
| Novita (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | fp16 |
| Nebius (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | fp4 |
| ModelRun (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | fp4 |
| Parasail (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | fp8 |
| Together (price we quote) | $0.15 | $0.60 | not declared |
| SambaNova | $0.30 | $1.20 | not declared |
List prices as published on 2026-10-24, via OpenRouter. Negotiated rates, committed-use discounts and provisioned capacity are not shown. These hosts do not all serve the model at the same numeric precision, so the cheapest is not a like-for-like substitute for the dearest. GMICloud's listing is a promotional rate: 5% off its standard rate.
Monthly cost at 100K requests, by business use case
From the after-discounts figure (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads, only where MiniMax publishes those rates), which assumes you implement both, to the list price. One figure means no discount is published.
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Monthly (after discounts – list) |
|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $40 – $53 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $59 – $78 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $209 – $222 |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $139 – $146 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $145 – $165 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $52 – $59 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $69 – $72 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $213 – $270 |
Price history
MiniMax M3.1 Flash entered our daily price archive on 2026-10-24; tracking began on 2026-08-15. It listed at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens that day. No list price change since 2026-10-24. Last checked against the 2026-10-24 snapshot.
Alternatives to MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- Next cheaper model in the Budget price tier: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 (DeepSeek) at $0.4535 blended, 2% less.
- Next more expensive: Saba (Mistral) at $0.48 blended, 3% more.
Other models from MiniMax
MiniMax has 8 other models in the catalogue. Prices per 1M tokens, input then output.
- MiniMax M2: $0.255 / $1.02
- MiniMax-01: $0.20 / $1.10
- MiniMax M2-her: $0.30 / $1.20
- MiniMax M2.1: $0.30 / $1.20
- MiniMax M2.5: $0.30 / $1.20
- MiniMax M2.7: $0.30 / $1.20
- MiniMax M3: $0.30 / $1.20
- MiniMax M1: $0.55 / $2.20
All 9 MiniMax models and prices
Common questions about MiniMax M3.1 Flash pricing
- How much does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost?
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens. That is the model maker's own rate (Minimax). Prices as listed on 2026-10-24.
- Which host is cheapest for MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
- Cheapest host: Relace at $0.09 input / $0.50 output per 1M tokens, 19% below the price we quote on the blended price (30% input, 70% output). It serves a quantized fp4 build, which is not the same product as the full-precision model. The dearest, SambaNova, charges 2.5x the cheapest. Host rates as listed on 2026-10-24.
- Does MiniMax M3.1 Flash offer batch or cached pricing?
- Yes, for prompt caching only. Cache reads cost $0.015 per 1M tokens, as listed on 2026-10-24. No batch pricing is published.
- What would MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost per month?
- With the Support Ticket profile (1,500 input and 500 output tokens per request), 100,000 requests a month cost about $53 on MiniMax M3.1 Flash at the list price quoted on 2026-10-24.
- Can MiniMax M3.1 Flash be self-hosted?
- No, as far as this site records. MiniMax M3.1 Flash is recorded here as proprietary: access is through an API, priced by the token.
- Has the price of MiniMax M3.1 Flash changed?
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash entered our daily price archive on 2026-10-24; tracking began on 2026-08-15. It listed at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens that day. No list price change since 2026-10-24. Last checked against the 2026-10-24 snapshot.
These are list prices. Your real cost also depends on caching and batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and the contracts you already have. OptimNow audits exactly that.
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