# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) (slim)

> ThinkingCap 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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ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. 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
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B): C 61, rank #54 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thinkingcap-qwen3-8-27b.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.
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B), good for Small teams and individuals running Qwen3.8-27B for agent or reasoning work who want shorter thinking traces on one 24 GB GPU or Mac. Ahead on Reach, 75 against 40; Risk, 45 against 35; Documentation and upkeep, 53 against 41.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | BottleCap AI |
| 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) | PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-06 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |