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MiniMax launches M3.1 Flash, a low-priced AI model
MarkTechPost MiniMax Just Launched M3.1 Flash: 428B MoE Agentic Model at $0.15/M Input
MiniMax released M3.1 Flash, priced at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with open weights due October 23.
Why it matters
Cheaper capable models push down prices for apps and services built on AI, and open weights let anyone run the model themselves.
Latest brief · Oct 20, 2026