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

October 19, 2026 8:24 AM EDT

People walk past the Minimax booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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)



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