# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Ornith-1.5-397B (slim)

> Ornith-1.5-397B scores 59 (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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Ornith-1.5-397B scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- 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
- Ornith-1.5-397B: C 59, rank #68 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-397b.min.md
- 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 Documentation and upkeep, 41 against 36.
- Ornith-1.5-397B, good for A self-hosted frontier-scale coding agent on an 8-GPU server, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required Ahead on Reach, 65 against 40; Risk, 50 against 35; Agent interface, 85 against 70.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Ornith-1.5-397B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Ornith-1.5-397B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Ornith |
| Licence | 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) | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-08-23 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |