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MiniMax models: pricing, context & what each is for

MiniMax has 11 models in the Vikshy catalogue, spanning MiniMax M, MiniMax 01, abab, Hailuo and more, compared side by side on context window, API pricing, modality, and what each is best for, every model linked to MiniMax's official docs and pricing. Prices are per million tokens and can change, so the linked pricing page is the source of truth. Updated 2026-07-21.

ModelContextInput /MOutput /MModalityAccess
MiniMax-M3Frontier
Frontier coding, agentic execution, and multimodal reasoning at low cost.
1M
$0.30
$1.20
Text, image, and video
API (model id: MiniMax-M3) via platform.minimax.io, plus open weights on Hugging Face.
DocsPrice
MiniMax-M1Reasoning
Long-context reasoning and software tasks that need a big open thinking model.
1M
$0.40
$2.20
Text
API (model id: MiniMax-M1) via platform.minimax.io, plus open weights on GitHub and Hugging Face (Apache 2.0).
DocsPrice
MiniMax-M2.5Balanced
High-volume coding and agent work where value per token is the priority.
204K
$0.15
$0.90
Text
API (model id: MiniMax-M2.5) via platform.minimax.io.
DocsPrice
MiniMax-M2.1Open
Self-hosting or API use where you want an updated open M2-class model.
204K
$0.30
$1.20
Text
API (model id: MiniMax-M2.1) via platform.minimax.io, plus open weights on Hugging Face (MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1).
DocsPrice
MiniMax-M2Open
Cost-efficient agentic coding at scale on an Apache 2.0 open model.
204K
$0.30
$1.20
Text
API (model id: MiniMax-M2) via platform.minimax.io, plus open weights on Hugging Face and GitHub (Apache 2.0).
DocsPrice
MiniMax-Text-01Open
Extreme long-context research and self-hosting on an open linear-attention model.
4M
Open
Open
Text
API (model id: MiniMax-Text-01) via platform.minimax.io, plus open weights on Hugging Face and GitHub.
DocsPrice
MiniMax-VL-01Open
Open multimodal research and self-hosting alongside MiniMax-Text-01.
1M
Open
Open
Text and vision
Open weights on Hugging Face and GitHub (MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-01).
DocsPrice
Hailuo 02Enterprise
Text-to-video and image-to-video creation for creators and products.
N/A
see pricing
see pricing
Video generation
API (Hailuo video models) via platform.minimax.io and the MiniMax MCP server. Billed per generation.
DocsPrice
Speech 2.5Enterprise
Voiceover, agents, and apps needing natural multilingual speech.
N/A
see pricing
see pricing
Text to speech
API (Speech 2.5 and Speech-02 series) via platform.minimax.io and the MiniMax MCP server. Billed per character or generation.
DocsPrice
Music 2.6Enterprise
Music creation for content, games, and prototyping.
N/A
see pricing
see pricing
Text to music
API (Music series) via platform.minimax.io and the MiniMax MCP server. Billed per generation.
DocsPrice
abab6.5sLegacy
Older MiniMax integrations still on the abab chat endpoints.
200K
see pricing
see pricing
Text
API (model id: abab6.5s-chat) via platform.minimax.io.
DocsPrice
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MiniMax models, common questions

What is MiniMax's most capable model?

Its highest-tier model in the catalogue is MiniMax-M3 (Frontier tier), built for frontier coding, agentic execution, and multimodal reasoning at low cost.

Which MiniMax model is cheapest?

By API input price, MiniMax-M2.5 is the lowest at $0.15 per million input tokens ($0.90 output).

What is the largest context window MiniMax offers?

MiniMax-Text-01 has the largest listed context window, up to 4M tokens.

Does MiniMax offer open-weight models?

Yes. 6 of MiniMax's catalogued models are available as open weights.