MiniMax M3.1 Flash just went free on OpenRouter

说明与用途

MiniMax M3.1 Flash 现在可通过 OpenRouter 免费使用，提供 1M‑token 上下文、多模态输入和可调节推理强度，适合日常编码。

问题

Developers lacked a free, 1M‑token, multimodal coding model with reasoning capabilities.

结果

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is now freely accessible, offering 1M‑token context, multimodal input, and adjustable reasoning effort, making it a practical option for everyday coding tasks.

工作流

• 1. Obtain an OpenRouter API key.
• 2. Set OpenAI client base_url to https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 and api_key to your key.
• 3. Call client.chat.completions.create with model "minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash:free" and desired messages.
• 4. Adjust reasoning effort via the "thinking" parameter (low, medium, high, xhigh, max).

证据

MiniMax shipped M3.1 Flash as a preview on September 27, 2026, with almost no fanfare.

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A free listing on OpenRouter means anyone with an API key can now try it in a couple of lines.

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MiniMax hasn't published speed numbers. Early users report decode in the 90–110 tokens/sec range.

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