MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs GLM 5.3 Flash
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 longest output: 524,288 tokens
Choose GLM 5.3 Flash for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0003)
- The largest context window: 1,048,576 tokens
- The most routes on Phaseo: 20
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
No traffic through Phaseo in the last 30 days
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
- #22GLM 5.3 Flash27.8
Artificial Analysis Coding Index171 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.181.6
- #2GPT 5.6 Sol78.3
- #3Claude Opus 578.0
- #4GPT-6 Astra77.1
- #5Grok 4.676.8
- #22GLM 5.3 Flash71.5
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index112 models ranked
- #1Claude Fable 5.157.9
- #2Claude Opus 556.5
- #3Qwen 3.8 Max 090256.0
- #4Muse Spark 1.355.5
- #5Qwen 3.8 Flash Next53.6
- #9GLM 5.3 Flash50.9
Epoch Capabilities Index164 models ranked
- #1GPT-6 Astra169.1
- #2Claude Opus 5.5168.4
- #3GPT-6.1 Terra168.1
- #4GPT-6.1 Sol167.8
- #5Claude Sonnet 5.5166.7
- #47GLM 5.3 Flash153.2
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 GLM 5.3 Flash: side-by-side summary
MiniMax M3.1 Flash and GLM 5.3 Flash 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.
GLM 5.3 Flash is from z.AI. It has a 1,048,576-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.25 per 1M output tokens.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash model details, providers and pricingGLM 5.3 Flash model details, providers and pricing
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs GLM 5.3 Flash at a glance
| Attribute | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | GLM 5.3 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | MiniMax | z.AI |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.1125 | $0.075 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $0.45 | $0.25 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 524,288 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 28.9 (#20) | 27.8 (#22) |
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 GLM 5.3 Flash?
GLM 5.3 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; GLM 5.3 Flash costs $0.075 and $0.25, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM 5.3 Flash?
GLM 5.3 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, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or GLM 5.3 Flash?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 28.9, ranked #20 of 42. GLM 5.3 Flash scores 27.8, ranked #22 of 42.
Can I use MiniMax M3.1 Flash and GLM 5.3 Flash through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.