# Hy4 preview vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Hy4 preview and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/hy4-preview-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- 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 67.05 to 61.31. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 88.3 for Hy4 preview and 73.5 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AutomationBench in Agentic, with scores of 32.1% and 62.2%.
- Hy4 preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Tencent | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 61.31 | 67.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 33 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 55.9 (Estimated · #41/130)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 78.4% | 82.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| WideResearch | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 83.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 37.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 62.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 22.8% | 29.6% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| AutomationBench | 32.1% | 62.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| BankerToolBench | 78.6% | 76.2% | Hy4 preview |
| HLE w/ tools | 55.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 53.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Index | 26.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Hermes Bench | 58.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 56.7 (Supported · #28/151)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 65.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 82.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 64.3% | 73.7% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| NL2Repo | 58.9% | 61.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| ProgramBench | 17.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | 35.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| STEMBench | 2.59 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | 16.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 88.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 66.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 64.2 (Estimated · #41/186)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 55.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | 43.4% | Tie |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Hy4 preview or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Hy4 preview and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 88.3 for Hy4 preview and 73.5 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Hy4 preview cover on BenchLM?

Hy4 preview currently has 33 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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