# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview (slim)

> MiniMax-M3.1-Flash scores 54.3 (C) to SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (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 54.3 (C) on agent readiness against SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- 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
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview: D 46.8, rank #155 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sensenova-loop-9b-preview.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 Reach, 55 against 40; Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview, good for Researchers who want to study or fine-tune a looped transformer, more than agents that need a model to call today Ahead on Risk, 50 against 35.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | SenseTime (SenseNova) |
| 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 | 2026-11-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash +15: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 55 (Memory earns nothing.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 40 (Memory 15, the only build is the safetensors set, 38.14 GB with its MTP head, since the Hub counts 9.41B of its parameters in F32. Runtimes 0, none of the six r…)
- Risk, SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview +15: 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…); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 50 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Agent interface, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash +10: MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70 (The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (7,756 characters).)