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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.

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Gemini 3.8 Flash
MiniMax M3.1 Flash

At a glance

Generated from the rows below

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash for

  • The largest context window: 1,048,576 tokens
  • The only one that takes audio

Choose MiniMax M3.1 Flash for

  • The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0005)
  • The longest output: 524,288 tokens
  • The most routes on Phaseo: 10

Overview

Lab
Google
MiniMax
Context window
1.05Mtokens (best)
1Mtokens
Max output
65.5Ktokens
524Ktokens (best)from provider listings
Takes
Text, Images, Video, Audio
Text, Images, Video
Returns
Text
Text
Routes on Phaseo
1 provider
10 providers (best)
Released
2 Sept 2026
19 Oct 2026

Pricing

Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model

Venice · StandardEmpirioLabs AI · Standard
Input
$0.9375/ 1M tokens
$0.1125/ 1M tokens (best)
Output
$4.6875/ 1M tokens
$0.45/ 1M tokens (best)
Cache read
$0.0938/ 1M tokens
$0.0113/ 1M tokens (best)
Typical request2K tokens in, 500 out
$0.0042
$0.0005 (best)

What will it cost?

Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model

ModelPer requestPer month
Gemini 3.8 FlashVenice · Standard$0.0042$126.5625
MiniMax M3.1 FlashEmpirioLabs AI · Standard$0.0005$13.50

Uses the route and tier chosen under each model, over 30 days. Cached input is billed at the cache-read rate.

Performance

Live gateway traffic

Latency p50
No traffic yet
No traffic yet
Throughput p50
No traffic yet
No traffic yet
Requests, last 24 hours
No traffic yet
No traffic yet

Activity

Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days

  • Input
  • Output
  • Reasoning

No traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days

1.41Ktokens, last 30 days

1.41K2 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests3 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests4 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests5 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests6 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests7 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests8 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests9 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests10 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests11 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests12 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests13 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests14 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests15 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests16 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests17 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests18 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests19 Oct: 1.41K tokens, 2 requests20 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests21 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests22 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests23 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests24 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests25 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests26 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests27 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests28 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests29 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests30 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests31 Oct: 0 tokens, 0 requests
2 Oct31 Oct
Input
1.24K
Output
83
Reasoning
85
Requests
2

Features

Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support

Tool calling
Not listed
Yes
Structured outputs
Not listed
Yes
Reasoning effort
Not listed
Yes
Web search
Yes
Not listed
Prompt cachingon the chosen route
Yes
Yes
Quantisationon the chosen route
Not stated
Not stated

Benchmarks

Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row

Compare at effort

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent

Higher is better · at High effort · 1 of 2 models tested

Gemini 3.8 Flash40.9
MiniMax M3.1 Flash42.7

Where they rank

The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index42 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Opus 5.558.4
  2. #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
  3. #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.5
  4. #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.2
  5. #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.0
  6. #17Gemini 3.8 Flash30.5
  7. #20MiniMax M3.1 Flash28.9

Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
  2. #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
  3. #3Claude Opus 578.0
  4. #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
  5. #5Grok 4.676.8
  6. #9Gemini 3.8 Flash76.3

Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked

  1. #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
  2. #2Claude Opus 556.5
  3. #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
  4. #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
  5. #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
  6. #25Gemini 3.8 Flash40.2

Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked

  1. #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
  2. #2Claude Opus 5.5168.4
  3. #3GPT-6.1 Terra168.1
  4. #4GPT-6.1 Sol167.8
  5. #5Claude Sonnet 5.5166.7
  6. #22Gemini 3.8 Flash157.6
Cost
Artificial Analysis Evaluation Cost (USD)matched by effort level · lower is better
$3,770
$283.18 (best)
Artificial Analysis Evaluation Cost (USD)matched by effort level · lower is better
$5,764
$358.06 (best)
General
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexmatched by effort level
30.5 (best)
28.9
Artificial Analysis Progress Index v1matched by effort level
320.3 (best)
317.6

Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.

Providers

Routes Phaseo serves today, standard-tier prices per 1M tokens

  • Venice
    Venice
    Input
    $0.9375
    Output
    $4.6875
    Context window
    1,000,000

    Standard

Standard-tier prices. The first row is the cheapest route; pick another under the model’s name at the top.

Also listed, not routed by Phaseo: 2 providers

Google AI Studio, Google Vertex

Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.

Details

Knowledge cutoff
Not published
Not published
Status
Available
Available
Licence
Proprietary
MiniMax Community License
Subscription plans
14 plansCursor Enterprise, Cursor Pro, Cursor Pro+…
None mapped
API docs
Open docs
Not published

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash: side-by-side summary

Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiniMax M3.1 Flash are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.

Gemini 3.8 Flash is from Google. It has a 1,048,576-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.9375 per 1M input tokens and $4.6875 per 1M output tokens.

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is from MiniMax. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.1125 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash model details, providers and pricingMiniMax M3.1 Flash model details, providers and pricing

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash at a glance

Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiniMax M3.1 Flash compared on price, context window and benchmark score
AttributeGemini 3.8 FlashMiniMax M3.1 Flash
LabGoogleMiniMax
Input price per 1M tokens$0.9375$0.1125
Output price per 1M tokens$4.6875$0.45
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens524,288 tokens
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index30.5 (#17)28.9 (#20)

Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is cheaper for both input and output tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash costs $0.9375 per 1M input tokens and $4.6875 per 1M output tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.1125 and $0.45, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.

Which has the longer context window, Gemini 3.8 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.

Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Gemini 3.8 Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores 30.5, ranked #17 of 42. MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 28.9, ranked #20 of 42.

Can I use Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiniMax M3.1 Flash through one API?

Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.

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