MiniMax M3 API Pricing
MiniMax M3 by MiniMax costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
Price verified from MiniMax's pricing page.
Rates and limits
- Input / 1M
- $0.30
- Output / 1M
- $1.20
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.06
- Batch discount
- None
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Released
- June 2026
Pricing note: MiniMax pay-as-you-go price after its "permanent 50% off" (list $0.60 / $2.40 / $0.12 cached). Prompts over 512K input tokens: $0.60 in / $0.12 cached / $2.40 out. Priority tier is 1.5x.
What MiniMax M3 costs per month
Token volume split 3:1 between input and output, with no prompt caching.
| Tokens per month | Input / output | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 750K / 250K | $0.53 |
| 10M | 7.5M / 2.5M | $5.25 |
| 100M | 75M / 25M | $52.50 |
Where to run MiniMax M3
Prices above are MiniMax's direct rates. Cloud platforms can charge differently; the cloud platform view compares them.
- OpenRouterCloud / platform
MiniMax M3 pricing FAQ
How much does MiniMax M3 cost per million tokens?
MiniMax M3 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, as listed on MiniMax's pricing page on September 30, 2026.
How much does MiniMax M3 cost for 10 million tokens a month?
About $5.25 a month, assuming 7.5 million input and 2.5 million output tokens with no prompt caching.
What is the context window of MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 accepts up to 1,000,000 tokens of context.
Does MiniMax M3 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.06 per million, 80% less than the standard input rate.
Is there a batch discount for MiniMax M3?
No batch API price is listed for MiniMax M3.
Where can I use the MiniMax M3 API?
MiniMax M3 is available through OpenRouter.
Compare with other models
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