Models
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Open-source models
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (MiniMax) and Open-source models (Various) are two tools in the “Models” category of the OrigoTech directory. This page puts the information from their tool pages side by side: 6 criteria are filled in for both tools. No editorial opinion: every value comes from the tool page, which cites its sources.
Tool page data · Verified
Comparison table
| Criterion | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Open-source models |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | MiniMax | Various |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Pricing details | $0.15/$0.60 per million input/output tokens, $0.015 cached input (source: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f). | Weights downloadable for free on Hugging Face; terms set by each model's licence (source: huggingface.co/models). |
| License | Proprietary for now: weights not published, MiniMax says they "will be released later" (source: minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f, Oct 19, 2026; no M3.1 Flash repository on huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI or github.com/MiniMax-AI as of Oct 21, 2026) | Varies by model (e.g. MIT for DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017) |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Open weights | No | — |
| Platforms | API | Local |
| Context window | 1 million tokens | Varies by model |
| Context (tokens) | 1,000,000 Source | — |
| Reference model | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | — |
| Input price ($/M tokens) | $0.15 Source | — |
| Output price ($/M tokens) | $0.6 Source | — |
| Coding score | 73.7% (DeepSWE v1.1) Source | — |
| Release | — | |
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What they have in common
Nothing of this kind stands out from the fields filled in on both tool pages.
Differences
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is published by MiniMax, Open-source models by Various.
- Pricing model: paid for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, free for Open-source models.
- License: Proprietary for now for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, Varies by model for Open-source models.
- Platforms only MiniMax M3.1 Flash offers: API.
- Platforms only Open-source models offers: Local.
Sources
- MiniMax: M3.1 Flash announcement
- MiniMax: model documentation (context)
- Menlo Ventures: 2025 State of Generative AI in the Enterprise
- Hugging Face: model catalogue
Tool pages and related pages
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash tool page
- Open-source models tool page
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash alternatives
- Open-source models alternatives
- Model comparison