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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash comes out ahead, 66 to 57 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    MiniMax

    MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

    Released Oct 19, 2026New

    66/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

  2. OpenBMB

    MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B

    Released Oct 7, 2026New

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B

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01 — Verdict

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is our pick

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (57). It leads on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceMiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.263 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B unpriced
  • Longest contextMiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 · MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video · MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B
Inputs & features60%7070
Context window40%6037
Overall100%66/10057/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMaxMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BOpenBMB
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15—
Output$0.60—
Cached input$0.015—
Blended (3:1)$0.263—
Long-context rateSame rate—
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) API—
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Max output512,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · high · xhigh · maxYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache-2.0
API model IDMiniMax-M3.1-Flash—
API providers25 (best)1
ReleasedOct 19, 2026Oct 7, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
  • MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash or MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 66/100 against MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B (57). It leads on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash or MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.263 per million tokens for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash versus . MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has not been scored yet and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash and MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000, MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B up to 262,144 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video; MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B accepts text, images and video. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the newest, released Oct 19, 2026. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B came out Oct 7, 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.

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