# MiniMax releases M3.1 Flash through its API and coding tools

_Published Monday, October 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![MiniMax M3.1 Flash: Redefining Agent Performance and Cost — Primary](https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/m31-flash-zh-1-1792403273121.png?x-oss-process=image/format,webp)

MiniMax released M3.1 Flash through its API, M Plan and MiniMax Code, pricing the model at $0.15 per 1M input tokens, $0.60 per 1M output tokens and $0.015 per 1M cached input tokens. The company says overall usage costs for agentic tasks are 70% lower than for its predecessor.

MiniMax attributes improved inference efficiency to more aggressive sparsity and reports median output speeds of 170+ tokens per second. The model targets workflows spanning business applications, software development, computer operation and cybersecurity. Model weights will be released later.

## Sources

- [minimax.io](https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f)

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