Minimax M3.1 Flash vs Ling 3.1 Flash: cost comparison
Prices updated 2026-11-02 · computed from live provider data
Short answer: Ling 3.1 Flash is cheaper on a
3:1 input/output blend — $0.113 per million tokens versus
$0.131, a 14% difference.
Minimax M3.1 Flash offers the larger context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Ling 3.1 Flash.
Head to head
| Minimax M3.1 Flash | Ling 3.1 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.075 | $0.075 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $0.300 | $0.225 |
| Blended 3:1, per 1M | $0.131 | $0.113 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Vendor | minimax | inclusionai |
Monthly cost at real volumes
| Workload (input / output) | Minimax M3.1 Flash | Ling 3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $0.150 | $0.131 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $1.50 | $1.31 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $15.00 | $13.12 |
Which should you pick?
Pick Minimax M3.1 Flash when you need the longer context window (1,048,576 vs 1,000,000 tokens). Pick Ling 3.1 Flash when price per token dominates your workload — high-volume classification, extraction, or batch summarisation.