# MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1M Context, Effort Levels, Tests

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## Article Metadata
- Title: MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1M Context, Effort Levels, Tests
- Summary: MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1M-token context, text, image and video input, always-on thinking with five effort levels, independent KingBench 3 results and how to try it.
- Published: Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM EDT
- Updated: Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM EDT
- Category: Research
- Primary topic: Minimax M3 1 Flash
- Authors: Alex Kim
- Read time: 4 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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