# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (slim)

> Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 52.3 (D) 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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Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores 52.3 (D) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on agent interface. 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
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: D 52.3, rank #94 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/swift-1-5-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 Agent interface, 70 against 60. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.3 against 1.8 out of 5.
- Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, good for Teams under US$1M revenue, or researchers, with an 8-GPU node who want Qwen3.8-Flash-Next with shorter thinking for coding and agent work. Ahead on Reach, 60 against 40; Risk, 45 against 35.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 60 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 40 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Swift 1.5 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | UkisAI |
| 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) | Swift Open License v1.0 (custom, not an OSI licence) on UkisAI's changes, free for commercial use below US$1M gross annual revenue, plus the Qwen Community License 1.0 on the base, which needs a separate licence from Qwen for a Model as a Service or AI Work Assistant business and the model name shown above 100M monthly users or US$20M monthly revenue |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |