# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 61.8 (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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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 61.8 (C) 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 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
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: C 61.8, rank #32 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-8-flash-next.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.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server or a 128 GB Mac who want Qwen's newest sparse architecture for agentic coding and multimodal work, and aren't a hosted-model or coding-assistant business. Ahead on Capability, 74 against 64; Reach, 65 against 40; Risk, 45 against 35.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 64 | 74 |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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) | Qwen Community License 1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence). Free of charge, the model name shown in products above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue, and a separate licence from Qwen before commercial use by a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-08-31 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2/5 (4) |