Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 3 Flash offers 807.5K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. Gemini 3 Flash is $0.80 cheaper per million tokens. Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Google DeepMind
Gemini 3 Flash, released by Google in December 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 3 family that delivers reasoning and coding performance with efficiency optimized for high-volume workloads. It features a 1M token context window, 64K maximum output tokens, and native support for text, image, audio, video, and PDF input. Gemini 3 Flash targets cost-sensitive agentic workflows, document processing, and production APIs requiring fast, capable multimodal responses.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
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Gemini 3 Flash
Google DeepMind
2025-12-17
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Gemini 3 Flash
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
Gemini 3 Flash
Google Cloud Vertex AI
MiniMax M2.1
Gemini 3 Flash
MiniMax M2.1
Gemini 3 Flash
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax