# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.5-0.8B (slim)

> MiniMax-M3.1-Flash scores 50.5 (D) to Qwen3.5-0.8B's 46.7 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax-M3.1-Flash scores 50.5 (D) on agent readiness against Qwen3.5-0.8B's 46.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3.5-0.8B leads on reach and risk. 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
- Qwen3.5-0.8B: D 46.7, rank #107 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-0-8b.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 Capability, 64 against 17; Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- Qwen3.5-0.8B, good for Builders who want a near-free local helper or fine-tuning base for narrow tasks on a phone-class device, laptop or CPU Ahead on Reach, 80 against 40; Risk, 55 against 35. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-0.8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 64 | 17 |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-0.8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| 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) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |