Model releaseModerate global significanceConfirmed confidence
MiniMax opens M3.1 Flash Preview for multimodal coding with 1M context
M3.1 Flash Preview supports text, image and video inputs, a one-million-token context and adjustable thinking effort for coding and agent tasks.
What happened
Event details
The official MiniMax account confirmed Token Plan availability on September 27. Documentation lists five thinking-effort levels, from low to max, with thinking always enabled. Access is currently limited to M Plan or Token Plan and MiniMax Code, rather than generally available pay-as-you-go access.
Assessment
Why it matters
An officially released model adds a substantive option for developers and users.
59/100Global significance score. Regional effects are recorded only when the evidence supports a meaningful difference.
Availability
Access notes
Limited Preview in subscription plans and MiniMax Code.