Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiniMax: MiniMax M3
They cost about the same for input tokens: Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $0.30 per M, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 $0.30 per M. MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is 2.1× cheaper for output tokens: Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $2.50 per M and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 costs $1.20 per M. Both read up to 1,048,576 tokens of context. Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts audio, file, image, text, video; MiniMax: MiniMax M3 accepts image, text, video.
| Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | MiniMax: MiniMax M3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model id | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite | minimax/minimax-m3 |
| Input | $0.30 per M | $0.30 per M |
| Output | $2.50 per M | $1.20 per M |
| Context length | 1,048,576 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Accepts | audio, file, image, text, video | image, text, video |
| Produces | text | text |
| Served by | minimax |
Prices are the providers' list prices per million tokens, as of . Both run on your own provider key through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with no fee on the tokens.