compare/MiniMax M3.1 FlashvsFLUX 3 Image Klein

MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs FLUX 3 Image Klein

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 MiniMax M3.1 Flash
minimax/m3.1-flash
FLUX 3 Image Klein
black-forest-labs/flux-3-image-klein
ProviderMiniMaxBlack Forest Labs
FamilyMiniMax MFLUX
Modalitytextimage
Context window1,000,000 tok—
Max output131,072 tok—
Released2026-10-222026-10-16
Input price$0.150 /1M$0.0090 /img
Output price$0.600 /1M—
Cache read——
Tools——
Streamingyes—
Vision——
JSON mode——
Reasoning——
Prompt caching——
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
minimax/m3.1-flash
Full spec →

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is a fast, cost-efficient multimodal model for agentic tasks, coding, and computer use. It accepts text, image, and video input, always reasons before answering with adjustable effort, and has a 1M-token context window.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
FLUX 3 Image Klein
black-forest-labs/flux-3-image-klein
Full spec →

FLUX 3 Image Klein is Black Forest Labs' 5.6B-parameter image model for text-to-image, image editing, and multi-reference generation with up to 10 reference images. It supports native 4K output and bounding-box layout control.

Strengths
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try MiniMax M3.1 Flash
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/m3.1-flash",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try FLUX 3 Image Klein — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="black-forest-labs/flux-3-image-klein",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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