# MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-5-397b-reasoning
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning).

## Summary

- MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview | Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | null | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable | $0.60 / $3.60 |

## Category Breakdown

## FAQ

### Can I compare MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview and Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview vs Qwen3.5 397B](/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview-vs-qwen3-5-397b)
- [Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.5 397B](/compare/qwen3-5-397b-vs-qwen3-5-397b-reasoning)
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- [Qwen3.5 397B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Astra](/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen3-5-397b-reasoning)

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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview profile](/models/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)
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