MiniMax M3.1 Flash Open Weights Released on 10/23: A Four-Dimensional Comparison of Local Deployment Requirements and API Costs
Author’s note: MiniMax M3.1 Flash’s weights are scheduled for release on October 23. This article outlines the hardware you’ll likely need to run it locally and compares “self-hosting” with “calling the API directly” across four dimensions. The bottom line: For most individual developers and small teams, calling the API directly at $0.15 per million input…
