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China’s MiniMax launches updated AI model M3.1 Flash, claims major improvements

By Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026 | 7:24 AM

BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Chinese AI startup ​MiniMax ‌launched an updated version of AI model ‌M3.1 ​Flash, ⁠it said in ⁠a statement on Monday.

The company said ​the updated model ⁠delivers “generational” improvements ⁠in areas ​such as agentic ​tasks, programming and cybersecurity, ‌and that its online inference ⁠speed has nearly tripled while usage ⁠costs ‌have ⁠been reduced ​by ‌70%.

(Reporting by ​Yukun Zhang, ⁠Shi Bu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Louise ​Heavens)