Provider - 5 models
MiniMax API models
The registry lists 5 MiniMax models with first-party API prices, context windows and release dates. The newest is MiniMax-M3, released June 1, 2026. MiniMax-M2.5 has the lowest output price at $1.20 per 1M tokens ($0.30 input). The largest context window is 1,000,000 tokens, on MiniMax-M3. 3 of the 5 publish open weights.
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- Models
- 5
- Lowest output / 1M
- $1.20
- Largest context
- 1M
- Open weights
- 3 of 5
Every MiniMax model
| Model | API model id | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Max output | Released | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M3 | MiniMax-M3 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1M | 524K | Yes | |
| MiniMax-M2.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 205K | 205K | Yes | |
| MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed | MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed | $0.60 | $2.40 | 205K | 205K | No | |
| MiniMax-M2.5 | MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 205K | 205K | Yes | |
| MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | $0.60 | $2.40 | 205K | 205K | No |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens at the standard rate, newest release first. A dash means no primary page states that fact. Open a model for cache, batch and long-context rates.
Capabilities
| Model | Tool calling | Structured outputs | Image input | Audio input | Prompt caching | Batch API | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M3 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| MiniMax-M2.5 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
From each model's API docs; open a model for the source behind every answer. Not stated means the provider's docs do not say either way. It is not the same as No. Compare every provider.
Limits and benchmarks
Benchmarks
MiniMax models appear on 2 sourced leaderboards.
- OSWorld1 model
- SWE-bench (Verified and Pro)1 model
Compare
Side-by-side pages with both models' prices, specs, cost examples and like-for-like benchmark rows.
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- Claude Haiku 5.5 vs MiniMax-M3Open weights vs closed
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FAQ
What is the cheapest MiniMax model?
By output price, MiniMax-M2.5 is the cheapest MiniMax model in the registry at $1.20 per 1M output tokens and $0.30 per 1M input tokens, per platform.minimax.io on October 17, 2026. MiniMax-M2.7 and MiniMax-M3 are listed at the same price.
Which MiniMax model has the largest context window?
MiniMax-M3 has the largest context window of the 5 MiniMax models in the registry, at 1,000,000 tokens.
What is the newest MiniMax model?
MiniMax-M3 is the most recent MiniMax release in the registry, released on June 1, 2026.
Which MiniMax models have open weights?
3 of the 5 MiniMax models in the registry publish open weights: MiniMax-M3, MiniMax-M2.7 and MiniMax-M2.5.
Sources
Prices last verified from platform.minimax.io.
Further primary sources (14)
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/pricing/overview
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/text-generation
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/text-anthropic-api
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/text-chat-anthropic
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3/raw/main/LICENSE
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/models-intro
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7
- https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/MiniMax-M2.7/blob/main/LICENSE
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/faq/models
- https://www.minimax.io/news/minimax-m25
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5
- https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5/raw/main/LICENSE-MODEL
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