MiniMax

MiniMax

MiniMax M3

MSA sparse attention. SWE-Bench Pro 59%, Terminal-Bench 66%. Agentic coding, 1M context, multimodal input.

Modalities

Text+Image → Text

Input

$0.41 /1M

Output

$1.62 /1M

Cached input

$0.04 /1M90% off

Context

1M

Speed

medium

Performance

Live production data from real requests on Kyma — not synthetic benchmarks.

Rank

#30

of 64 active models

Tokens served

353.9K

all-time

Total requests44
Platform share0.0%

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input is billed at 10% of the input rate.

$0.41 /1M input$1.62 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$0.49/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$48.60/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$972/mo
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Estimated monthly cost

$42.03

$1.40 / day on MiniMax M3

Same workload on:

MiniMax M2.5$48.60+16%
MiniMax M2.7$48.60+16%

Estimates use list pricing with cached input billed at the 90%-discount rate. Actual bills depend on real token counts — every response includes its exact cost.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecMiniMax M3MiniMax M2.5MiniMax M2.7
Input /1M$0.41$0.41$0.41
Output /1M$1.62$1.62$1.62
Context1M197K205K
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningYesYesYes
Speedmediummediummedium

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit, no card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "minimax-m3",
        "messages": [
          {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
        ]
      }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "minimax-m3",
        "stream": true,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
      }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 has a 1M-token context window — roughly 1542 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the MiniMax M3 API cost?

$0.41 per 1M input tokens and $1.62 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.04/1M — a 90% discount on repeated prompt prefixes. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does MiniMax M3 support function calling?

Yes — MiniMax M3 supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

How do I use MiniMax M3?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to minimax-m3. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit — no card required.

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