MiniMax-M3 API Pricing
MiniMax · released 2026-06-01
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MiniMax-M3 price
0.030¢ / 1K
0.120¢ / 1K
0.053¢ / 1K
Single public source; verify on the official site; Higher rates apply above a context threshold; see the official site
Official list price from MiniMax, as recorded by models.dev
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.051¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.18¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0162 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0114 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $15.30 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.30) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.20).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) | 147.6 | epoch | 2026-06-01 |
| Epoch Mock AIME accuracy | 71.1% | epoch | 2026-06-01 |
| Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy | No public data yet | ||
| Arena text rating | 1436 | arena | 2026-11-06 |
| Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) | 1493 | arena | 2026-11-06 |
| Arena math rating | 1426 | arena | 2026-11-06 |
| Arena WebDev rating | 1484 | arena | 2026-11-06 |
LiveBench
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| LiveBench metric | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Global Average | 67.3 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 74.5 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Coding | 68.2 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Agentic Coding | 40.7 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Mathematics | 76.9 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 76.2 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Language | 76.8 | 2026-06-25 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.5 | 2026-06-25 |
LiveBench leaderboard (livebench.ai, github.com/LiveBench/new-livebench), CC BY-SA 4.0 — livebench.ai · github.com/LiveBench/new-livebench · CC BY-SA 4.0
Similar ECI, lower price
| Model | ECI | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.4 nano | 146.4 | $0.4625 |
More from MiniMax
| Model | Released | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | 2026-10-19 | $0.2625 |
| MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview | 2026-09-27 | — |
| MiniMax H3 Max | 2026-08-26 | — |
| MiniMax H3 | 2026-07-31 | — |
| MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed | 2026-03-18 | $1.05 |
| MiniMax-M2.7 | 2026-03-18 | $0.525 |
| MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed | 2026-02-13 | $1.05 |
| MiniMax-M2.5 | 2026-02-12 | $0.525 |
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Prices: MiniMax's official list price as recorded by models.dev; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-07.
FAQ
Who develops MiniMax-M3?
MiniMax-M3 is developed by MiniMax, released 2026-06-01.
How much does MiniMax-M3 cost per million tokens?
MiniMax-M3 costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.525 blended), per MiniMax's official list price as recorded by models.dev.
What is the MiniMax-M3 API price?
The MiniMax-M3 API price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.525 per 1M blended).
How much does MiniMax-M3 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.051¢ on MiniMax-M3, at $0.30/1M input and $1.20/1M output.
Is MiniMax-M3 free?
MiniMax-M3's official API list price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check MiniMax's site for those.
How does MiniMax-M3 rank on benchmarks?
MiniMax-M3 scores 147.6 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #64 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.
Is there a cheaper model with a similar ECI to MiniMax-M3?
Yes — GPT-5.4 nano scores a similar ECI (146.4) at $0.4625/1M blended, versus $0.525/1M for MiniMax-M3.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing for MiniMax-M3 comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses); LiveBench scores (below) are CC BY-SA 4.0 — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-07.