# ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ernie-5-5-flash-preview-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: November 11, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 60.06 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 4.0 in Agentic, with scores of 46.50% and 38.10%.
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Baidu | MiniMax |
| Type | Pending | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | null | 60.06 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 55.6 (Estimated · #42/132)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 46.50% | 38.10% | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview |
| Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 | 21.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 61.9% | 62.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| APEX-Agents | 64.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 84.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | 36.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam (CLI) | 29.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 75.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 84.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 87.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | Coming soon | 82.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 53.9 (Supported · #37/158)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | 71.2% | 73.7% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| ProgramBench | 29.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 64.8% | 61.2% | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 55.1 (Estimated · #45/158)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 64.6 (Supported · #26/67)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro v2 | 67.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.8 (Supported · #34/179)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE w/o tools | 46.4% | 43.4% | ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview cover on BenchLM?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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