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  1. MiniMax M2.5 (Lightning)MiniMaxRemove
  2. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Google Vertex AI)GoogleRemove
minimax-m2.5-lightning vs gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image-vertex
AttributeMiniMax M2.5 (Lightning)minimax-m2.5-lightningGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Google Vertex AI)gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image-vertex
Pricing
Input$0.30 / 1M—
Output$2.20 / 1M—
Cache Write (5m)$0.30 / 1MNot applicable
Cache Write (1h)$0.30 / 1MNot applicable
Cache Read$0.30 / 1MNot applicable
Web Search$0 / 1M—
Request—$0.0336 / request
Billing—Pay Per Request
Context
Max context128KN/A
Max outputN/AN/A
Capabilities
VisionYesYes
Function CallingYesNo
JSON ModeYesNo
StreamingYesNo
Catalogue
ProviderMiniMaxGoogle
Categorychatimage
Charge typePay As You GoPay Per Request
Released——
Description
SummaryMiniMax-M2.5-Lightning is the high-speed variant of the M2.5 series, optimized for low latency, real-time responsiveness, and high-frequency workloads. It retains the core planning and execution strengths of M2.5 while further improving inference efficiency and response speed, making it ideal for interactive applications, rapid coding assistance, and workflow automation. With enhanced cost efficiency and reduced latency, M2.5-Lightning is particularly well suited for high-throughput, always-on deployments and production environments where speed and scalability are critical.Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image served from Google Vertex AI. Billed per image at US$0.0336. Call it through /v1/chat/completions with stream set to false; the image is returned in the message content as a base64 data URI. Maximum output resolution is 1K. A request for a larger size returns a 1K image with the same aspect ratio at the same price. When a size is reduced, the response carries an X-Image-Resolution-Capped header with the requested and delivered size.