Jefferies: MiniMax-W (00100.HK) M3.1 Flash Model Poised to Redefine AI Agent Capabilities and Cost Efficiency

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that Jefferies issued a research report stating it maintains the "Buy" rating and target price of HK$533 for MiniMax-W (00100.HK). The bank noted that MiniMax recently officially released the M3.1 Flash model, which has significantly improved capabilities in multiple areas including agentic tasks, programming, computer use, and cybersecurity, and offers strong cost-effectiveness. The M3.1 Flash model has approximately 3x faster inference speed and 70% lower cost, and is expected to redefine the capabilities and cost-effectiveness of AI Agents.