Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax-M3 pricing
- For the Chatbot workload, MiniMax-M3 costs 1.7× less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- For the RAG workload, MiniMax-M3 costs 1.2× less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- For the Coding agent workload, MiniMax-M3 costs 1.2× less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
Prices
| USD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output | $2.50 | $1.20 |
| Cache read | $0.03 | $0.06 |
| Cache write | Not published | Not published |
| Batch input | $0.15 | Not published |
| Batch output | $1.25 | Not published |
Verified against the provider's official pricing page on Oct 9, 2026. Official pricing page
MiniMax's list price for its own API, as compiled by models.dev and checked Oct 10, 2026, 09:00 UTC. Prices on cloud platforms and resellers can differ. Provider documentation
Monthly cost by workload
| Workload | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day | $465.00/mo | $270.00/mo |
| RAG8,000 in / 500 out tokens, 5,000 requests a day | $547.50/mo | $450.00/mo |
| Coding agent50,000 in / 2,000 out tokens, 1,000 requests a day, 80% cached input | $276.00/mo | $234.00/mo |
Cost = input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price, 30 days a month. Cached input uses the cache read price. Cache write fees are not included.
Context and capabilities
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | MiniMax-M3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 512,000 tokens |
| Input | text, image, video, audio, pdf | text, image, video |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
Questions
- What is the price difference between Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax-M3?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. MiniMax-M3: $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens. For the Chatbot workload (1,000 in / 500 out tokens, 10,000 requests a day), that is about $465.00 per month for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and $270.00 for MiniMax-M3.
- Which has the longer context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or MiniMax-M3?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the longer context window: up to 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.
- Do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiniMax-M3 have prompt caching and batch prices?
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: cached input $0.03 per 1M tokens; batch $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $1.25 per 1M output tokens. MiniMax-M3: cached input $0.06 per 1M tokens; no batch price published.