ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview

Baidu

$0.28 / $1.13

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

MiniMax M3.1 Flash

MiniMax

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is 47% cheaper than ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 1M).

	ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview	MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Input price / 1M	$0.28	$0.15
Output price / 1M	$1.13	$0.60
Blended price (3:1)	$0.49	$0.26
Cached input / 1M	$0.028	$0.015
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	922K	524K
Intelligence index	—	29.1
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	11
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-11-10	2026-10-19
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is 47% cheaper than ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash: which has a bigger context window?

ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview: 1,024,000 tokens. MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: ERNIE-5.5-Flash-Preview ≈ $1,125, MiniMax M3.1 Flash ≈ $600.00.

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