How much does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost per million tokens?

$0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.

Does MiniMax M3.1 Flash support prompt caching?

Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.015 per million tokens, against $0.15 for uncached input.

Is there a cheaper model as good as MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 60.8 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of MiniMax M3.1 Flash or above it, and costs $0.28 per million output tokens.

Has the price of MiniMax M3.1 Flash changed?

Not since we started recording it daily on October 22, 2026.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash API pricing

As of October 22, 2026, MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens on MiniMax's own API, with cached input at $0.015 per million.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash benchmarks and specs · Every MiniMax model's price

Input, per million tokens$0.15
Output, per million tokens$0.60
Cached input, per million$0.015
Context window1M tokens
Max output524K tokens
Output speed81 tok/s

What a request costs

Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.

Cost of three workloads on MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Workload	Tokens	One request	1,000 requests	Fits the context window
Chat turn	1K input + 500 output tokens	$0.0004	$0.450	Yes
Repository review	50K input + 3K output tokens	$0.0093	$9.30	Yes
Agent loop	200K input + 10K output tokens	$0.036	$36.00	Yes
Solved coding task	One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed	Not computable	Not computable

Price history

We have read MiniMax's own price every day since October 22, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.

October 22, 2026 First recorded: $0.15 input, $0.60 output

Cheaper models as good as MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Models within two points of MiniMax M3.1 Flash or above it on the LLMBenchmark Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash pricing questions

How much does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost per million tokens?: $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 22, 2026.
Does MiniMax M3.1 Flash support prompt caching?: Yes. OpenRouter lists cached input at $0.015 per million tokens, against $0.15 for uncached input.
Is there a cheaper model as good as MiniMax M3.1 Flash?: MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 60.8 on the LLMBenchmark Index, within two points of MiniMax M3.1 Flash or above it, and costs $0.28 per million output tokens.
Has the price of MiniMax M3.1 Flash changed?: Not since we started recording it daily on October 22, 2026.