Minimax M3.1 Flash vs Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-07 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915 is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.183 per million tokens versus
$0.197, a 7% difference.
Minimax M3.1 Flash offers the larger context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,024,000 for Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915.
Head to head
| Minimax M3.1 Flash | Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.113 | $0.115 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.450 | $0.388 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.197 | $0.183 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,024,000 |
| Vendor | empiriolabs | volcengine |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Minimax M3.1 Flash | Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915 |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.225 | $0.212 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $2.25 | $2.12 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $22.50 | $21.20 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Minimax M3.1 Flash when you need the longer context window (1,048,576 vs 1,024,000 tokens). Pick Doubao Seed 2.1 Lite 260915 when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.