SambaNova swaps in MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, halving token prices across the board
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of SambaNova's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: MiniMax-M3 replaced by MiniMax-M3.1-Flash with lower rates: cached input 0.06 to 0.03, input 0.60 to 0.30, output 2.40 to 1.20 USD per 1M tokens. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction.
It lands 21 days after SambaNova's previous change, "SambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate" (Oct 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "SambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)" (Aug 11, 2026). SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
In the same window Google and Groq also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Plan−50%0.060.03
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | 0.06 | 0.03 | −50% |
Values as written on SambaNova's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of SambaNova's pricing page (cloud.sambanova.ai) from Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where plan reads 0.06 and then 0.03.
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SambaNova, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingSambaNova swaps in MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, halving token prices across the board · this change
- Oct 5, 2026packagingSambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate
- Aug 11, 2026increaseSambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)
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All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did SambaNova raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on SambaNova's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Plan: 0.06 → 0.03 (−50%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SambaNova change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for SambaNova in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "SambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate" on Oct 5, 2026; SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.