Kolibri 1 vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash comes out ahead, 77 to 70 and 60 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Aleph AlphaKolibri 1
60/100- ECI—
- Price$0.164 / $0.574
- Context1.05M
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.60
- Context1M
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Omni Flash
77/100- ECI—
- Price$0.15 / $0.47
- Context1M
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is our pick
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 77/100 against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (70) and Kolibri 1 (60). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceQwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash $0.23 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.263 · Kolibri 1 $0.266 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextKolibri 1Kolibri 1 1,048,576 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 · Qwen3.8 Omni Flash 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsQwen3.8 Omni FlashKolibri 1: Text · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video · Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingKolibri 1Publishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Kolibri 1 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.8 Omni Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 74 | 74 | 77 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 90 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 60/100 | 70/100 | 77/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Kolibri 1Aleph Alpha | MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax | Qwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.164 | $0.15 (best) | $0.15 (best) |
| Output | $0.574 | $0.60 | $0.47 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.015 (best) | $0.016 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.266 | $0.263 | $0.23 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official MiniMax (minimax.io) API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | 512,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yeslow · medium · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | qwen3.8-omni-flash |
| API providers | 4 | 25 (best) | 13 |
| Released | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 18, 2026 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Kolibri 1$2.78
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
- Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$2.44
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Kolibri 1, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash or Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 77/100 against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (70) and Kolibri 1 (60). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Kolibri 1, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash or Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.47 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). MiniMax-M3.1-Flash costs $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price); Kolibri 1 costs $0.164 input / $0.574 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.23 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash versus $0.263 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (1.1× as much) and $0.266 for Kolibri 1 (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Kolibri 1 has not been scored yet, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has not been scored yet and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Kolibri 1, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Kolibri 1 has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and 1,000,000 for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Kolibri 1 accepts text; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts text, images, audio and video. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Kolibri 1 publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is proprietary.
Which is newer?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the newest, released Oct 19, 2026. Kolibri 1 came out Oct 3, 2026; Qwen3.8 Omni Flash came out Sep 17, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Kolibri 1 Jun 18, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
