Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) vs MiniMax-M2.1

Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) vs MiniMax-M2.1. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

GoogleGemini 3.8 Flash (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
40.90
Total cost
$1623
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.1Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.90
Total cost
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Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemini 3.8 Flash (High)MiniMax-M2.1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)40.920.9−48.9% MiniMax-M2.1 is 48.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,622.73Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)30.91s44.40s+43.6% MiniMax-M2.1 is 43.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.75 / $3.75$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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