# Darwin-36B-Opus vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (slim)

> Darwin-36B-Opus scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Darwin-36B-Opus scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Darwin-36B-Opus: C 61, rank #39 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/darwin-36b-opus.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: D 50.5, rank #99 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- Darwin-36B-Opus, good for Reasoning-heavy text tasks on a 32 GB machine or a single 80 GB GPU, where a disclosed training method isn't required Ahead on Reach, 80 against 40; Risk, 55 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 51 against 41.
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms.

| Category | Darwin-36B-Opus | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 35 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 51 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Darwin-36B-Opus | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | FINAL-Bench (VIDRAFT) | MiniMax |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) |
| Last release | 2026-04-23 | 2026-10-23 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |