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MiniMax: MiniMax M3 API Pricing
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,...
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, MiniMax: MiniMax M3 costs about $5.4 ($3 input + $2.4 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What is the official MiniMax: MiniMax M3 price?
| Official (minimax) | Catalog (OpenRouter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $0.3 | $0.3 |
| Output /1M | $1.2 | $1.2 |
| Cached input /1M | $0.06 | $0.06 |
✓ Matches the official list price. Source: minimax official pricing page, checked 2026-10-21.
Standard tier for requests up to 512K input tokens; above that, $0.60 input / $2.40 output.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
- Z.ai: GLM Latest — $0.079 in / $1.4 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano — $0.2 in / $1.25 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 — $0.29 in / $1.14 out per 1M
- Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (batch) — $0.15 in / $1.25 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna Pro — $0.2 in / $1.2 out per 1M
- OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna — $0.2 in / $1.2 out per 1M
Where to run MiniMax: MiniMax M3
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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Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 cost?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $1.2 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 22, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $5.4.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens and can return up to 512,000 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
Cheaper models include Z.ai: GLM Latest ($0.079 in / $1.4 out), OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano ($0.2 in / $1.25 out), DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 ($0.29 in / $1.14 out). See the full list on this page.
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 free to use?
No. MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is a paid model at $0.3 input / $1.2 output per 1M tokens. 21 free models are listed on the free models page.
What is the official price of MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
On minimax's official pricing page (checked 2026-10-21), MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is listed at $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $1.2 per 1M output tokens. The catalog price tracked on this page matches it exactly.
Provider: minimax · Model ID: minimax/minimax-m3 · Modality: text+image+video->text · Price snapshot October 22, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices