Models / MiniMax pricing
MiniMax API pricing
4 MiniMax models from MiniMax on one key, per million tokens. Input 40% to 70% under MiniMax's list price, output 40% to 70%. Lowest price: MiniMax M3, $0.09 in and $0.36 out.
Prices · per million tokens, USD, next to MiniMax's list price
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output | Under list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3minimax-m3 | $0.09list $0.30 | $0.018list $0.06 | $0.36list $1.20 | 70% in · 70% out |
| MiniMax M2.7minimax-m2.7 | $0.18list $0.30 | $0.036list $0.06 | $0.72list $1.20 | 40% in · 40% out |
| MiniMax M2.7 Highspeedminimax-m2.7-highspeed | $0.18list $0.60 | $0.018list $0.06 | $0.72list $2.40 | 70% in · 70% out |
| MiniMax M2.5minimax-m2.5 | $0.162list $0.27 | $0.0162list $0.027 | $0.648list $1.08 | 40% in · 40% out |
List price: MiniMax's published rate, read October 2026. Live from GET https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/catalog.
Call them · same base URL and key for every model
Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1",
api_key="sk-uplink-live-...",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax-m3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this in one line."}],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: 'https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1',
apiKey: 'sk-uplink-live-...',
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'minimax-m3',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize this in one line.' }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);Questions
- Which MiniMax model costs the least?
- MiniMax M3 (minimax-m3): $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.36 per million output tokens.
- How far under MiniMax's list price is it?
- Input runs 40% to 70% under MiniMax's list price, output 40% to 70%, depending on the model. Each row above shows both prices.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. Prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or monthly fee. Each top-up locks your prices for 30 days.
- How is cached input billed?
- At the cached rate in the table. A model with no cached rate bills cached tokens at its input rate.
- Are there rate limits?
- Every key carries a request-per-minute limit and a concurrency limit.