# Gemini 4 Carbon vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 4 Carbon and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-4-carbon-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 28, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemini 4 Carbon and MiniMax M3.1 Flash share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | null | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 88.42 | 59.74 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 9 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 55.8 (Estimated · #40/134)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AutomationBench | 53.9% | 62.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| OSWorld 2.1 Offline | 81.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 71.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ExploitGym | 53.5% | 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 |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | 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: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 82.2 (Supported · #3/156)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 55.3 (Supported · #33/156)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierSWE v2 | 61.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 61.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 79.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 79.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GraphWalks BFS 256K–1M | 96.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73 (#33/58)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Chartography (no tools) | 72.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 58.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: 88.2 (Supported · #2/178)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 64.1 (Supported · #38/178)

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 4 Carbon public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Carbon | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 0.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemini 4 Carbon and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Gemini 4 Argon](/compare/gemini-4-argon-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash)
- [Gemini 4 Carbon vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview](/compare/gemini-4-carbon-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)
- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview](/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)

## Explore More

- [Gemini 4 Carbon profile](/models/gemini-4-carbon)
- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash profile](/models/minimax-m3-1-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)