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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash comes out ahead, 77 to 70 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

    Released Sep 17, 2026New

    77/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.47
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

  2. MiniMax

    MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

    Released Oct 19, 2026New

    70/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

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01 — Verdict

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). 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 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameQwen3.8 Omni Flash 1,000,000 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.8 Omni FlashQwen3.8 Omni Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.8 Omni FlashMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Price50%7774
Inputs & features30%9070
Context window20%6060
Overall100%77/10070/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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.

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.8 Omni FlashAlibaba (Qwen)MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15$0.15
Output$0.47 (best)$0.60
Cached input$0.016$0.015 (best)
Blended (3:1)$0.23 (best)$0.263
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) API
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens512,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · xhighYeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDqwen3.8-omni-flashMiniMax-M3.1-Flash
API providers1325 (best)
ReleasedSep 17, 2026Oct 19, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.8 Omni Flash$2.44
  • MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$2.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 77/100 against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (70). 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, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or MiniMax-M3.1-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). 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).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has not been scored yet and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 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?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash share the same 1,000,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash up to 131,072, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash up to 512,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash accepts text, images, audio and video; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is the newest, released Oct 19, 2026. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash came out Sep 17, 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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