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MiniMax M3.1 Flash Thinking Levels: Set and Check Effort

Set reasoning_effort on EvoLink Chat Completions, inspect the response and diagnose slow or incomplete MiniMax M3.1 Flash results with a fixed task.

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How to Use the GPT-6 Astra API: First Call, Effort Levels & Migration from GPT-5.6

Call gpt-6-astra through EvoLink in Python, Node.js, or cURL. Learn which features need the Responses API, how to pick a reasoning effort, what to change when migrating from GPT-5.6, and how the 272K long-context band and prompt caching change your bill.