# Ling-3.1-flash-1019 vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash (slim)

> Ling-3.1-flash-1019 and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 54.8 and 54.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Ling-3.1-flash-1019 and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 54.8 (C) and 54.3 (C). MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Ling-3.1-flash-1019: C 54.8, rank #126 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ling-3-1-flash-1019.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: C 54.3, rank #131 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- Ling-3.1-flash-1019, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server that want an MIT-licensed flagship for long agent runs and coding Ahead on Reach, 60 against 55; Risk, 45 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 56 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. Ahead on Agent interface, 70 against 60.

| Category | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 45 | 35 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 56 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Ling-3.1-flash-1019 | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | inclusionAI (Ant Group) | MiniMax |
| Licence | 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 | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-23 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Ling-3.1-flash-1019 +15: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 56 (Model card 11, Intended use (complex reasoning, multi-step tasks and agentic workflows), architecture, parameters (560B total, 25B active) and context (1M claim…); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 41 (The model card earns 11, missing limitations, languages and a knowledge cut-off.)
- Risk, Ling-3.1-flash-1019 +10: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 45 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25), less 10 because the card's documented vLLM command passes --trust-remote-code, which runs the…); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 35 (File safety earns 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the SGLang route the card links passes trust_remote_code for the repository's configuration and processo…)
- Agent interface, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash +10: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (6,042 characters), which handles tools, the thinking switch and preserved reasoning.); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.)
- Reach, Ling-3.1-flash-1019 +5: Ling-3.1-flash-1019 60 (Memory 0, inclusionAI's only build is the FP8 release at 573.78 GB, × 1.2 = 688.5 GB, above 256 GB, and no runtime's library has a build.); MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 55 (Memory earns nothing.)