Name: MiniMax M3.1 Flash API
Brand: MiniMax

Overview

What Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash API?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a reasoning model developed by Minimax AI. It is designed to handle diverse inputs including text, images, and video to provide comprehensive analysis.

The model is engineered for high-performance tasks such as coding and agent workflows. It provides flexible reasoning capabilities and supports a large context window for complex data processing.

What MiniMax M3.1 Flash Brings to the Table

Reasoning Capabilities

The model always reasons, allowing users to adjust the reasoning effort from low to max.

Multimodal Input

It accepts text, image, and video inputs to generate text-based responses.

Large Context Window

The model supports a 1M-token context window for processing extensive information.

Tool Integration

It supports structured output and tools to enhance integration into various workflows.

Use cases

Accelerating complex coding projects through advanced reasoning.

Executing multi-step agent workflows efficiently.

Analyzing visual content from images and videos.

Processing large documents within the 1M-token context window.

How to use MiniMax M3.1 Flash API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash.

import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash",
      "messages": [
        {
          "role": "user",
          "content": "Hello!"
        }
      ]
    },
)
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());

curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.