Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or MiniMax-M2 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.20 vs $1.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or MiniMax-M2?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview vs MiniMax-M2

MiniMax-M2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview or MiniMax-M2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview	MiniMax-M2
Provider	Merge Gateway	Merge Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$0.30
Output / 1M tokens	$1.50	$1.20
Context window	1M	197K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Oct 2025

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview details →MiniMax-M2 details →

FAQ

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