MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Step 5 Preview
Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.
At a glance
Generated from the rows below
Choose MiniMax M3.1 Flash for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0005)
- The most routes on Phaseo: 10
Choose Step 5 Preview for
- The longest output: 1,000,000 tokens
Overview
Pricing
Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model
What will it cost?
Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model
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
Activity
Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days
- Input
- Output
- Reasoning
1.41Ktokens, last 30 days
- Input
- 1.24K
- Output
- 83
- Reasoning
- 85
- Requests
- 2
170tokens, last 30 days
- Input
- 87
- Output
- 32
- Reasoning
- 51
- Requests
- 2
Features
Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support
Benchmarks
Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent
Higher is better · each model’s best reported variant
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
- #1Claude Opus 5.558.4
- #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
- #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.5
- #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.2
- #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.0
- #20MiniMax M3.1 Flash28.9
- #21Step 5 Preview28.5
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
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context window | Max output | Tiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $0.1125 | $0.45 | $0.0113 | 1,000,000 | 524,288 | Standard |
 | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.005 | 1,000,000 | 524,288 | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,000,000 | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,000,000 | 524,288 | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | – | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | 1,048,576 | – | Standard |
- EmpirioLabs AI
- Input
- $0.1125
- Output
- $0.45
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- Inference.net
- Input
- $0.10
- Output
- $0.50
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- MiniMax
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- GMICloud
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Nebius Token Factory
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- NovitaAI
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
- Parasail
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- SiliconFlow
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- –
Standard
- Together
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- Wafer
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.60
- Context window
- 1,048,576
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
DigitalOcean, MiniMax Lightning
Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.
Details
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Step 5 Preview: side-by-side summary
MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Step 5 Preview are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.
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.
Step 5 Preview is from StepFun. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash model details, providers and pricingStep 5 Preview model details, providers and pricing
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Step 5 Preview at a glance
| Attribute | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | MiniMax | StepFun |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.1125 | $1.00 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $0.45 | $2.70 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 524,288 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 28.9 (#20) | 28.5 (#21) |
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, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Step 5 Preview?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is cheaper for both input and output tokens. MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.1125 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens; Step 5 Preview costs $1.00 and $2.70, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Step 5 Preview?
Both have a 1,000,000-token context window.
Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Step 5 Preview?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 28.9, ranked #20 of 42. Step 5 Preview scores 28.5, ranked #21 of 42.
Can I use MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Step 5 Preview through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.