Is gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview or MiniMax-M2.1 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.20 vs $60.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview or MiniMax-M2.1?

MiniMax-M2.1 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview vs MiniMax-M2.1

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax-M2.1 offers a larger context window. Choose gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview or MiniMax-M2.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview	MiniMax-M2.1
Provider	302.AI	302.AI
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$60.00	$1.20
Context window	131K	1M
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	No	No
Released	Feb 2026	Dec 2025

gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview details →MiniMax-M2.1 details →

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