MiniMax M3

4% below official

MiniMax's third-generation model with text, image and video input, aimed at agentic workflows and coding, with tool calling and structured output.

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Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.06
Context
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Family
MiniMax

Pricing

USD per 1M tokens, charged from your prepaid balance. How billing works

Output$1.20Official $1.255
Cached input$0.06Official $0.06275

Estimated cost per request $0.0012

Official comparison methodology & sources

For the selected input length, each rate uses the higher of domestic and overseas official standard pay-as-you-go prices. Domestic rates are converted to USD. Savings use the lower input/output discount; storage, tool fees and batch discounts are excluded. Image, video and audio models are compared at the same model version and unit; our video price is the same at every resolution, so the comparison uses the official price at the lowest resolution the model supports. Only models with a published official price are shown.

Exchange rate: 1 USD = 6.692782 CNY · 2026-10-12 · ECB ↗

Official price sources: 智谱 GLM CN ↗ Global ↗ · DeepSeek CN ↗ Global ↗ · 豆包 / Doubao · Kimi CN ↗ Global ↗ · MiniMax CN ↗ Global ↗ · OpenAI Global ↗ · xAI Global ↗ · BytePlus · 阿里云百炼 / Model Studio Global ↗ · Krea Global ↗ · Stability AI Global ↗ · Kling Global ↗ · Vidu Global ↗ · MiniMax 视频 Global ↗ · LTX Global ↗ · Prices checked 2026-10-18

API

POST /v1/chat/completions

OpenAI-compatible. Use your BigModel.io key with any OpenAI SDK by changing the base URL.

Request example

Set BIGMODEL_API_KEY in your terminal to your API key, then run one of these. The Python and Node.js samples use the official OpenAI SDK.

curl https://bigmodel.io/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BIGMODEL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "model": "minimax-m3",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello!"
    }
  ]
}'

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Use in Claude Code, Cursor and other tools

Set the model to minimax-m3 after following the guide for your tool.

On BigModel.io

Model ID
minimax-m3
Inputs
Text, Image, Video
Outputs
Text
Developer
MiniMax