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Meta: Llama 4 Maverick vs MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Llama 4 Maverick and MiniMax M3.1 Flash. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

$1.1816/1MMeta: Llama 4 Maverick cheapest route

$0.79125/1MMiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash cheapest route

1573 msMeta: Llama 4 Maverick fastest measured p50 TTFT via databricks

818 msMiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash fastest measured p50 TTFT via together

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Meta: Llama 4 MaverickMiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash

Model idmeta-llama/llama-4-maverickminimax/minimax-m3.1-flash

Publisher Meta MiniMax

AI IQ IQ 87#166 IQ 120#49

Context128,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens

Credits provider routes310

Cheapest route$1.1816/1M$0.79125/1M

Cached input$0.05275/1M to $0.17935/1M$0.015825/1M to $0.019782/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1573 ms via databricks818 ms via together

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%75.00% to 100.00%

Modes chat chat

Meta: Llama 4 Maverick routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash routes

Overview10 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="meta-llama/llama-4-maverick",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

Is Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.1816/1M for Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and $0.79125/1M for MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Meta: Llama 4 Maverick or MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1573 ms for Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and 818 ms for MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Meta: Llama 4 Maverick and MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between meta-llama/llama-4-maverick and minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.