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MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context...
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax-01 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MiniMax: MiniMax-01 costs about $4.2 ($2 input + $2.2 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
- Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking — $0.29 in / $1 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 — $0.2574 in / $1.029 out per 1M
- MiniMax: MiniMax M2 — $0.255 in / $1.02 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus — $0.27 in / $1 out per 1M
- MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 — $0.27 in / $0.95 out per 1M
- Z.ai: GLM 4.6V — $0.3 in / $0.9 out per 1M
Where to run MiniMax: MiniMax-01
AI/ML API: one API key for 400+ models, including most models tracked here · Novita AI: pay-as-you-go APIs for open models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Llama and more) plus GPU cloud. Prices there follow each platform's own catalog and can differ from the list prices tracked here.
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Compare MiniMax: MiniMax-01 with other models
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Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax-01 cost?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 costs $0.2 per 1M input tokens and $1.1 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $4.2.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 has a context window of 1,000,192 tokens and can return up to 900,172 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
Cheaper models include Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.29 in / $1 out), DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 ($0.2574 in / $1.029 out), MiniMax: MiniMax M2 ($0.255 in / $1.02 out). See the full list on this page.
Is MiniMax: MiniMax-01 free to use?
No. MiniMax: MiniMax-01 is a paid model at $0.2 input / $1.1 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: minimax · Model ID: minimax/minimax-01 · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices