# Kimi K3 vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (slim)

> Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (B) 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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Kimi K3 scores 62.4 (B) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kimi K3: B 62.4, rank #30 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3.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
- Kimi K3, good for Teams with a multi-node GPU cluster who want an open 1M-context agent model for long coding and research work Ahead on Capability, 75 against 64; Reach, 50 against 40; Risk, 65 against 35.
- 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. Ahead on Agent interface, 70 against 65.

| Category | Kimi K3 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 75 | 64 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 35 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kimi K3 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Moonshot AI | MiniMax |
| Licence | Kimi K3 License (modified MIT) | 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 | 2026-09-02 | 2026-10-23 |