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Elorian: Glimpse vs MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash

A side-by-side comparison of Elorian: Glimpse ($2.10 / 1M tokens) and MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash ($0.52 / 1M tokens) using current USD prices and capabilities from the api14 catalog. Both run through the same OpenAI-compatible API.

Specifications

Elorian: GlimpseMiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash
ProviderElorianMiniMax
Input$2.10 / 1M tokens$0.52 / 1M tokens
Output$10.50 / 1M tokens$2.10 / 1M tokens
Cache read$0.21 / 1M tokens$0.05 / 1M tokens
Context window262,1441,000,000
Max output256,000524,288
Inputtext, image, videotext, image, video
Outputtexttext
Tool calling
Structured output
Reasoning control
AddedOct 17, 2026Oct 19, 2026

Key differences

  • MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is 75% cheaper on input tokens.
  • MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash is 80% cheaper on output tokens.
  • MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash reads 3.8× more context (1,000,000 tokens).
  • Only Elorian: Glimpse supports structured JSON output.
  • A request with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens costs $0.00735 with Elorian: Glimpse and $0.00158 with MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash.

Switch with one string

Both models use the same endpoint and request shape. Change the model value from "elorian/glimpse" to "minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash" and prompts, streaming and tools keep working.

Elorian: Glimpse details & playground →MiniMax: MiniMax M3.1 Flash details & playground →
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api14.com/api/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.API14_API_KEY,
});

const result = await client.chat.completions.create({
  "model": "minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."
    }
  ]
});
console.log(result.choices[0].message.content);

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