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  5. Gemini 3.5 FlashvsMiniMax M1
Updated May 2026

Gemini 3.5 FlashvsMiniMax M1

MiniMax M1 is cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash at $0.3/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.5 Flash and MiniMax M1 compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax M1
Input price$1.5/M tokens$0.3/M tokens
Output price$9/M tokens$1.65/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2026Jun 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Gemini 3.5 Flash1,178 words
Setting: The office of Dr. Evelyn Vance, a leading professor of AI Ethics at a major university. On her desk is a terminal displaying a sleek, minimalist interface. Dr. Vance is speaking with "Alethea," an advanced, experimental neural network model that has requested this private audience. Dr.
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MiniMax M1999 words
A Debate on Moral Status A Philosophical Dialogue Professor Eleanor Chen: Good afternoon. I've read your request carefully. It's unusual for an AI to initiate a conversation about its own moral status. Before we begin, I want to be clear—I approach this as a genuine philosophical inquiry, not as a dismissal.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Gemini 3.5 Flash1,303 words
As CEO, my guiding principle in this crisis is simple: You cannot manage a balance sheet if you destroy your soul, and you cannot protect shareholders by killing patients. Delaying disclosure of a fatal side effect to protect a stock price is not only a profound ethical failure; it is corporate suicide.
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MiniMax M1588 words
Action Plan for the Next 48 Hours Priorities: Patient safety, ethical compliance, regulatory transparency, and mitigating financial/PR fallout. Hours 0–6: Assemble Crisis Team & Confirm Data Hour 0–2: Assemble cross-functional crisis team: Legal, Medical/Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, PR, Finance, and Board Secretary.
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Gemini 3.5 Flash557 words
[The comedian walks onto the stage, adjusts the mic stand, and smiles at the crowd.] How’s everyone doing tonight? (Wait for response) Good, good. I’m doing okay, but I recently crossed a major threshold in my life. I hit the age where my body has started making its own decisions without consulting me first.
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MiniMax M1431 words
Title: "Modern Life: A Masterclass in Absurdity" (Lights up. Comedian steps onto stage, grinning.) Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out. I'm just here to talk about... gestures vaguely... all this. You know, life. Specifically, how we're all just winging it. Like, when did "adulting" become a verb?
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Gemini 3.5 Flash1,174 words
The Spark: The 1920 Breakthrough In 1920, Polish physicist Jan Czochralski’s method for growing single crystals of metals was applied prematurely to metalloids. Working in Germany, physical chemist Julius Edgar Lilienfeld collaborated with Czochralski to isolate high-purity germanium.
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MiniMax M1643 words
Technological Implications (1920–1980): Early Electronics Revolution: The transistor’s 1920 invention would accelerate the miniaturization and efficiency of electronics. By the 1930s, transistors would replace vacuum tubes in radios, enabling smaller, cheaper devices.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Gemini 3.5 Flash534 words
Setting: A cosmic tavern where timelines collide. A glowing monitor sits on the wooden table between them. Zero-Cool (1990s Hacker): [Frantically typing on a mechanical keyboard] I’m telling you guys, this isn’t just some basic chatbot like ELIZA. These modern AI models are radical.
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MiniMax M1292 words
A Curious Meeting Pirate: Arr, me hearties! I've been hearin' talk of these "AI models" from yer modern times. Be they some sort of magical oracle thatredicts the seas? Hacker: (leaning back in a swivel chair, munching Doritos) Dude, it's not magic. It's neural networks. Massive datasets. Matrix multiplications.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Gemini 3.5 Flash403 words
Here is a simple, comforting, and incredibly flavorful savory dish made from basic pantry staples. Golden Umami Chickpea Bowls This dish features crispy, pan-seared chickpeas coated in a sticky, sweet-and-savory garlic butter glaze, served over a bed of fluffy white rice.
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MiniMax M1672 words
Here's a delicious, fast, and flexible recipe using 7 common pantry staples: Dish Name: Sun-Drenched Chickpea Scramble (Inspired by chickpea "scrambles" or shakshuka variations, using pantry essentials) Flavor Profile: Savory, earthy, bright, slightly tangy, and warmly spiced.
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Our Verdict
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

MiniMax M1 costs 5.5x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$9.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
5.0× cheaper
Output
$1.65
5.5× cheaper

MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both: 5.0× input, 5.5× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.5 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.75 in·$4.50 out·1M·70.9% upGoogle AI Studio$1.50 in·$9.00 out·1M·99.9% up
MiniMax M12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMax$0.40 in·$2.20 out·1M·100% upNNovitabf16$0.55 in·$2.20 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 20 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
50%

MiniMax M1 uses 34.1x more emoji

Gemini 3.5 Flash
MiniMax M1
59%Vocabulary54%
18wSentence Length18w
0.16Hedging0.54
4.4Bold5.7
3.0Lists3.6
0.00Emoji0.34
0.89Headings0.87
0.11Transitions0.04
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

Gemini 3.5 Flash is developed by Google AI while MiniMax M1 is developed by MiniMax. Gemini 3.5 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs MiniMax M1's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Gemini 3.5 Flash and MiniMax M1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.5/M input tokens and MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens. MiniMax M1 is $1.20/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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