Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs MiniMax M1 40K

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SimpleQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 40K does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniMax M1 40K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.

Gemini 3 Flash is 6 months newer than MiniMax M1 40K.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

5 months ago

6mo newer
MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

MiniMax M1 40K

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (99.7% vs 74.6%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 69.2%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (43.5% vs 7.2%)
Higher SimpleQA score (68.7% vs 17.9%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (78.0% vs 55.6%)
MiniMax
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs MiniMax M1 40K.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is made by MiniMax. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Flash compare to MiniMax M1 40K in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Flash and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M1 40K supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3 Flash and MiniMax M1 40K?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Flash and MiniMax M1 40K?

Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax.