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Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 costs 1.3x less per output token than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite ($1.20 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 8 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Replace MiniMax M2.5
Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.50
3
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax
Coding
37.2
Overall
37.3
Output $/M
$1.20
5
vs boards won of 8 shared

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.5: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite for a larger context window (1.05M against 205K tokens) and work measured by Kagi LLM Benchmark or IFBench, where it leads.

Model AGemini 3.1 Flash LiteGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMiniMax M2.5MiniMax37.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.62 per solved task
Shared results
8
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite only
8
MiniMax M2.5 only
60
Like-for-like categories
5 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite not benchmarked, MiniMax M2.5 37.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 64.0 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 31.3% against MiniMax M2.5 95.3%, 64.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $1.50 against MiniMax M2.5 $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, MiniMax M2.5 205K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 3.1 Flash LiteBarsMiniMax M2.5Ties
Coding01
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning12
General20
All shared boards35
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured75.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench MultilingualNot measured68.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1386Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured79.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured74.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured14.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SciCode43.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)24.2%34.8%MiniMax M2.5
Terminal-BenchNot measured42.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
WeirdML52.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
ALE-BenchNot measured618.2Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1380Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1383Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1374Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1414Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured22.8Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Epoch Capabilities Index144.3146.6MiniMax M2.5
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
τ²-Bench Telecom31.3%95.3%MiniMax M2.5
DeepResearch Bench37.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured-$23Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured82.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)82.2%84.8%MiniMax M2.5
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)17.2%20.5%MiniMax M2.5
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)81.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGINot measured63.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured4.9%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1372Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1384Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark67.2%55.2%Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
AIMENot measured88.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
OTIS Mock AIME80.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 327.7%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
ProofBenchNot measured4.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards, none shared
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
MMLU ProNot measured80.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured80.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured53.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured59.6%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured68.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured92.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1369Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1357Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1366Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1356Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1222Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1173Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1176Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1172Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1170Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1207Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1150Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
IFBench77.2%71.6%Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)74.3%73.3%Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
DTBench76.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
LMCA35.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite measured
CL-benchNot measured11.4%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CL-bench LifeNot measured6.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena TextNot measured1359Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1353Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1331Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1380Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1338Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1393Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1361Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1171Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1363Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1353Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1359Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1334Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1364Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1366Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1345Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1329Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$0.0010Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.0009Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$0.017Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.019Fits in one request

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$0.065Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.072Exceeds the context window

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and MiniMax M2.5
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteMiniMax M2.5
MakerGoogleMiniMax
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedMay 7, 2026February 12, 2026
Context window1.05M205K
Input $/Mtok$0.25$0.30
Output $/Mtok$1.50$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked37.2
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.62
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than MiniMax M2.5 for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite for a larger context window (1.05M against 205K tokens) and work measured by Kagi LLM Benchmark or IFBench, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.5 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.5 only.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or MiniMax M2.5?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs MiniMax M2.5 comparison based on?

8 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiniMax M2.5's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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