{"name":"MiniMax API","tagline":"MiniMax developer API for text, image, video, music and speech models; also powers Hailuo AI video.","url":"https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo","category":"models-api","pricing":"paid","price_note":"MiniMax-M3 ≤512K context $0.30/$1.20 per 1M (promo 50% off list $0.60/$2.40), >512K 2× rate; M2.5 $0.30/$1.20 per 1M; Text-01 not listed on current API docs","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":true,"self_host":false,"models_used":["minimax-m3"],"model_routing":"locked","verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"M3 is cheap for high-volume text, and the same platform runs Hailuo video, speech and music. Just watch the pricing: list vs promo rates are unclear, and the open-weight flagship Text-01 has vanished from the main API docs.","limitations":["The hosted API is proprietary; any open-weight MiniMax models are separate releases.","Pricing page lists promo vs standard rates; promo expiration unclear.","MiniMax-Text-01, the open-weight flagship, appears deprecated or hidden from main API docs.","Western documentation and support are thinner than Qwen/DeepSeek.","Long-context input (>512K) is billed at 2× the standard rate."],"strengths":["Cheap high-volume text pricing on M3.","Same platform exposes video, speech, and music models (Hailuo).","Free tier exists for experimentation."],"use_for":["High-volume text generation where M3 pricing beats alternatives.","Projects that want video, speech, and music from one API vendor."],"skip_when":["You need clear, stable pricing without promo/standard confusion.","The open-weight Text-01 flagship is required for your stack.","Western documentation and support are non-negotiable."],"receipts":["https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo","https://china-llm.com/blog/minimax-api-pricing","https://developer.puter.com/tutorials/minimax-api-pricing/"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"minimax-api","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/minimax-api/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}