MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
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Gemini 3.6 Flash
- ProviderMiniMaxGoogle
- Rank#32Higher rank#44
- TierAA
- Score82.5Higher score79.9
- PriceAPI $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens ($0.015 cached input)Free tier in the Gemini app; usage-based API pricing
- TaglineMiniMax's fast, low-cost model (October 19, 2026) for agentic tasks, coding and computer use, with a 1M-token context window.Google's fast-tier Gemini 3.6 model (ninth on the August 2026 BenchAlign leaderboard), since followed by Gemini 3.7 and 3.8 Flash.
| Attribute | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | |
| Rank | #32Higher rank | #44 |
| Tier | A | A |
| Score | 82.5Higher score | 79.9 |
| Price | API $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens ($0.015 cached input) | Free tier in the Gemini app; usage-based API pricing |
| Tagline | MiniMax's fast, low-cost model (October 19, 2026) for agentic tasks, coding and computer use, with a 1M-token context window. | Google's fast-tier Gemini 3.6 model (ninth on the August 2026 BenchAlign leaderboard), since followed by Gemini 3.7 and 3.8 Flash. |