# MiniMax releases M3.1 Flash with benchmark scores and API pricing

MiniMax · 2026-10-19 · Version release

> MiniMax announces MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, an earlier version of which was Space Bunny. It reports Automation-Bench 62%, ALE 30%, DeepSWE 74%, BabyVision 91%, at 1/3 the cost of M3 and 3x the speed, with flat API pricing of $0.15/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens and weights arriving Oct 23.

This update bears on 6 kinds of work in 5 markets. Highest level accepted: L2 Partial automation.

## The work it bears on

- [Assess practical performance and occupational competence](https://surviagi.com/work/education-vocational-training-competence-assessment) (Vocational skills and practical training): L2 Partial automation · From the publisher only
- [Build research prototypes and run comparative experiments](https://surviagi.com/work/science-research-computing-engineering-engineering-experiments) (Computing and engineering research): L2 Partial automation · From the publisher only
- [Develop business logic and service APIs](https://surviagi.com/work/software-application-code-backend-code) (Application interfaces and business development): L1 Assisted · From the publisher only
- [Implement tool use and agent workflows](https://surviagi.com/work/software-intelligent-systems-agent-workflows) (Model applications and agent systems): L1 Assisted · From the publisher only
- [Reproduce diagnose and verify defect fixes](https://surviagi.com/work/software-software-testing-defect-diagnosis) (Software testing and defect analysis): L1 Assisted · From the publisher only
- [Run automated and exploratory tests](https://surviagi.com/work/software-software-testing-test-execution) (Software testing and defect analysis): L1 Assisted · From the publisher only

## Published at

- [Source 1](https://x.com/MiniMax_AI/status/2112111925975032241)
- [Source 2](https://x.com/MiniMax_AI/status/2112150867868541221)

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Page: https://surviagi.com/updates/ev-8e2779436781c1735a9c820c324f79cffe22de04

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