MiniMax: MiniMax M3 pricing and alternatives

Paid / limited

Available from OpenRouter

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

MiniMax multimodal model for long-context coding, perception, and agent planning

Paid / limitedOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextImage

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Context window 1.0M

Max output 512K

API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses

Status Online

AI Recommendation

Should you use MiniMax: MiniMax M3?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is listed for chat workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.

Use the comparison and availability sections before choosing this listing, because it is not currently marked as free.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output

Watch outs

No current free listing on this provider
Free-tier rate limits apply

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for MiniMax: MiniMax M3

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

44.4/100

Coding Programming and code generation

58.6/100

Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks

35.4/100

Speed Observed generation speed

84 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

1.0M

Model Metadata

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 model ID and technical details

Provider catalog

Model ID minimax/minimax-m3

Family minimax

Released Jun 1, 2026

Last updated Jul 19, 2026

Free listing since Jun 29, 2026

Input text, image, video, reasoning

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output

Open weights Yes

Pricing

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 pricing per 1M tokens

Provider pricing

Input $0.3 per 1M tokens

Output $1.2 per 1M tokens

Free access Not listed OpenRouter

Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy

Availability

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 availability by provider

3 alternatives

We found 4 provider listings for minimax. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
OpenRouter	MiniMax: MiniMax M3	Paid	1.0M	OpenAI-style	200 req/day (free tier)
Kilo Code	minimax/minimax-m2.5:free	Free tier	196K	OpenAI-style	~200 req/hr
NVIDIA NIM	minimaxai/minimax-m2.7	Free tier	205K	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM
ModelScope	MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed	Free tier	205K	OpenAI-style	See provider page

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Compare

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 alternatives to consider

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Model	Provider	Context	Access
minimax/minimax-m2.5:free	Kilo Code	196K	Free tier
minimaxai/minimax-m2.7	NVIDIA NIM	205K	Free tier
MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed	ModelScope	205K	Free tier
Tencent: Hy3 (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)	OpenRouter	262K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 use cases

Chat

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 free API FAQ

Is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 free to use?

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is not currently marked as free on OpenRouter.

What is the MiniMax: MiniMax M3 model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is minimax/minimax-m3.

What are the MiniMax: MiniMax M3 free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 support?

The listed context window is 1.0M tokens with up to 512K output tokens.

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