# MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-qwen3-8-flash-next
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- 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 62.83. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 73.5 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and 87.7 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OSWorld 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 61.7% and 19.4%.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | MiniMax | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 262K |
| Overall Score | 67.05 | 62.83 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 24 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 65.5 (Supported · #17/130)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LOCA-Bench 256K | 60.3 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | 23.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 62.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | 76.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 38.10% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 29.6% | 51.2% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 61.7% | 19.4% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| CyberGym | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 55.7% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 51.6 (Supported · #42/151)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 39.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 73.7% | 58.7% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| NL2Repo | 61.2% | 48.1% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 62.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 81% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 91.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 87.7 (#8/55)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision w/ Python | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 82.5% | 90.6% | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 64.0% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 72.3% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 76.6% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 90.6% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 95.7% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 59.3 (Supported · #52/186)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | 35.9% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 91.7% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 91.7% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 35.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next public-lane score: 91.2 (#22/148)

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 81.3% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 73.5 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and 87.7 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

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

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

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8-Flash-Next cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next currently has 24 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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