Gemini 3 Flash vs MiniMax M2.1 Comparison

Comparing Gemini 3 Flash and MiniMax M2.1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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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, SWE-Bench Verified, Toolathlon), while MiniMax M2.1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

MiniMax M2.1 costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than MiniMax M2.1 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than MiniMax M2.1 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than MiniMax M2.1.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 3 Flash

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$3.00

Best providerGoogle

MiniMax M2.1

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$1.20

Best providerMiniMax

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. MiniMax M2.1 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Gemini 3 Flash

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

MiniMax M2.1

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output1,000,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2.1 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 M2.1

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M2.1 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 M2.1

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while MiniMax M2.1 was released on 2025-12-23.

MiniMax M2.1 is 0 month newer than Gemini 3 Flash.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

2 months ago

MiniMax M2.1

Dec 23, 2025

2 months ago

6d newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while MiniMax M2.1'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 M2.1's cutoff date.

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

MiniMax M2.1

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. MiniMax M2.1 is available from MiniMax. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.