MiniMax M3 pricing & benchmarks
Released May 31, 2026 · served by 8 providers · ranked #20 by intelligence in our index
What MiniMax M3 is
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,...
- Model ID:
minimax/minimax-m3 - Modality: text+image+video->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
- Weights:
MiniMaxAI/Minimax-M3on Hugging Face
Providers and prices for MiniMax M3
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMICloudcheapest | $0.240 | $0.960 | 1.0M | fp8 | 98.5% | — |
| Novita | $0.300 | $1.20 | 1M | fp8 | 98.7% | — |
| Venice | $0.300 | $1.20 | 524K | fp8 | 95.3% | — |
| Minimax | $0.300 | $1.20 | 524K | fp8 | 99.1% | — |
| AtlasCloud | $0.300 | $1.20 | 524K | fp8 | 98.3% | — |
| Together | $0.300 | $1.20 | 524K | — | 97.1% | — |
| Morph | $0.300 | $1.20 | 256K | — | 93.5% | — |
| DeepInfra | $0.300 | $1.20 | 524K | fp8 | 97.7% | — |
MiniMax M3 benchmark results
Design Arena head-to-head results, as reported through the OpenRouter model API.
| Category | Arena | Rank | Elo | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobileapps | agents | #4 | 1263 | 57.5% |
| agenticgamedev | agents | #7 | 1201 | 52.9% |
| fullstack | agents | #9 | 1250 | 53% |
| htmlslides | agents | #12 | 1202 | 50.7% |
| webapps | agents | #14 | 1246 | 51.6% |
| svg | models | #19 | 1223 | 50.4% |
| androidnative | agents | #20 | 1120 | 35.3% |
| website | models | #20 | 1286 | 54.8% |
| codecategories | models | #21 | 1285 | 54.5% |
| asciiart | models | #22 | 1193 | 47.3% |
| dataviz | models | #23 | 1265 | 53.6% |
| uicomponent | models | #23 | 1278 | 53.2% |
| 3d | models | #24 | 1279 | 54.6% |
| gamedev | models | #26 | 1274 | 50.5% |
Cheaper models in the same class
Models scoring within 4 points of MiniMax M3 on the Intelligence Index, but with a lower output price.
Compare MiniMax M3 head-to-head
FAQ
How much does the MiniMax M3 API cost?
$0.240 per 1M input tokens and $0.960 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.53.
Is MiniMax M3 free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $0.240 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for MiniMax M3?
GMICloud at $0.240 input / $0.960 output per 1M tokens (fp8 quantization).
Can I self-host MiniMax M3?
Yes — weights are published as MiniMaxAI/Minimax-M3 on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.