MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Ministral 3 8B
minimax/minimax-m3-1-flash · mistralai/ministral-3-8b-instruct
As of October 31, 2026, Ministral 3 8B is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0018 per million input tokens and $0.0018 per million output, versus $0.0362 / $0.1449 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash, about 98% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the median prices buyers paid over the last 24 hours. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose Ministral 3 8B to cut cost; choose MiniMax M3.1 Flash when context size wins. MiniMax M3.1 Flash carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 128,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Ministral 3 8B, side by side
| Spec | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Ministral 3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.0362 | $0.0018 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.1449 | $0.0018 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 128,000 |
| Max output tokens | 131,072 | 8,000 |
| Input modalities | text, image, video | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| % off list | 76% off | 99% off |
Median prices buyers paid on UberLLM over the last 24 hours. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated October 31, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Ministral 3 8B — FAQ
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Ministral 3 8B cheaper?
Ministral 3 8B is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 98%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Ministral 3 8B?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash: $0.0362 in / $0.1449 out per 1M tokens. Ministral 3 8B: $0.0018 in / $0.0018 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 98% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Ministral 3 8B with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.