https://derekwang2002.github.io/ai-intelligence/en/projects/minimax-m3-1-flash/ Material changes in AI models, agents, engineering and infrastructure, with primary sources and recommendations. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:56:00 GMT https://derekwang2002.github.io/ai-intelligence/en/events/ev-20261019-01/ ev-20261019-01-weights Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:56:40 GMT Correction TRIAL <p>Follow-up verification confirms public M3.1 Flash weights, correcting the earlier unavailable status</p><p>Original story: MiniMax opens M3.1 Flash weights after its low-cost API launch</p><p><strong>Why read: </strong>M3.1 Flash moves from a low-cost API to public weights, materially changing self-hosting options.</p><p>Recommendation: TRIAL</p><p>Sources: <a href="https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3.1-Flash">MiniMax M3.1 Flash model card</a></p> https://derekwang2002.github.io/ai-intelligence/en/events/ev-20261019-01/ ev-20261019-01-published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:04:44 GMT New TRIAL <p>MiniMax M3.1 Flash is available through the API, M Plan and MiniMax Code at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens. MiniMax has now also published a 252 GB, 48-shard checkpoint on Hugging Face under a custom license. Vendor speed and benchmark claims remain unverified independently.</p><p><strong>Why read: </strong>Pricing can change routing economics for high-volume agents, while weights and independent evaluation are still missing.</p><p>Recommendation: TRIAL</p><p>Sources: <a href="https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f">MiniMax M3.1 Flash launch</a></p>