# MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs SWE-2 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for MiniMax M3.1 Flash and SWE-2 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-swe-2-flash
- Last updated: November 5, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: MiniMax M3.1 Flash and SWE-2 Flash share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- SWE-2 Flash has the lower published output-token price.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | SWE-2 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | MiniMax | Cognition |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 60.25 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 14 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.15 / $0.60 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 56.3 (Estimated · #41/135)
- SWE-2 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | SWE-2 Flash | 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% | 20.00% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Agents' Last Exam | 29.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 82.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 53.7 (Supported · #34/156)
- SWE-2 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | SWE-2 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 39.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 73.7% | 60.1% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| NL2Repo | 61.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 45.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 50.0% | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | Coming soon | 24.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 79.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- SWE-2 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 72.7 (#33/58)
- SWE-2 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | SWE-2 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision w/ Python | 91.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 82.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 64.8 (Supported · #33/177)
- SWE-2 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | SWE-2 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between MiniMax M3.1 Flash and SWE-2 Flash?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, 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.

## Related Comparisons

- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview](/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)
- [SWE-2 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview](/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview-vs-swe-2-flash)
- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs SWE-1.7](/compare/minimax-m3-1-flash-vs-swe-1-7)
- [SWE-2 Flash vs SWE-1.7](/compare/swe-1-7-vs-swe-2-flash)

## Explore More

- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash profile](/models/minimax-m3-1-flash)
- [SWE-2 Flash profile](/models/swe-2-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)
