# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs SmolLM3-3B (slim)

> SmolLM3-3B scores 61 (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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SmolLM3-3B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in every scored category. 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
- SmolLM3-3B: C 61, rank #51 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smollm3-3b.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.
- SmolLM3-3B, good for Agents that want a small, fully transparent tool-calling cousin on a laptop, CPU or edge device Ahead on Reach, 85 against 40; Risk, 65 against 35; Agent interface, 80 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 54 against 41. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 54 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Hugging Face |
| 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 | 2025-09-10 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |