# MiniMax says M3.1 Flash makes online inference nearly three times faster and cuts costs 70% > Source: > Published: 2026-10-19 13:17:58+00:00 # MiniMax says M3.1 Flash makes online inference nearly three times faster and cuts costs 70% **Founder Yan Junjie is pushing the model into coding and agent workflows; MiniMax's speed, price and benchmark figures are company-reported.** By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff) · Published · Updated Primary source: [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f) ## Why it matters MiniMax is selling inference economics as a way to make agent workloads viable at scale. Its claims are specific, but independent comparisons and the exact baseline behind the speed and cost reductions will determine how much weight customers should give them. MiniMax founder [Yan Junjie](https://ir.minimax.cn/en/corporate-information/management?ref=runtimewire) is betting that cheaper, faster inference can make AI agents more practical to run: on October 19th, MiniMax launched [M3.1 Flash](https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f?ref=runtimewire), a model it says delivers online inference nearly three times faster and costs 70% less to use than its predecessor.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.