MiniMaxText generationReleased May 28, 2026

MiniMax M3

Name: MiniMax M3
Brand: MiniMax
SKU: minimax-m3
Availability: InStock

MiniMax M3 costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $1.2 per 1M output tokens on LLM API, with a 1M-token context window.

Pricing

Lowest price among 4 providers, after discounts.

MiniMax M3 prices on LLM API
Input	$0.3	per 1M tokens
Output	$1.2	per 1M tokens
Cache read	$0.06	per 1M tokens

Providers

Prices after each provider’s discount; the lowest in bold.

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Providers of MiniMax M3 on LLM API

MiniMax	$0.6	$2.4	$0.06	1M	4K
Novita AI	$0.3	$1.2	$0.06	1M	4K
CanopyWave−5% discount	$0.3373	$1.6862	$0.0845	512K	128K
Nebius	$0.3	$1.2	$0.06	1.05M	1.05M

Features

“Some providers”: not every provider of this model supports it.

ToolsYes
Parallel tool callsNo
Image inputSome providers
ReasoningYes
Levels: low, medium, high
Prompt cachingYes
Structured outputsSome providers
JSON modeSome providers
StreamingYes
Web searchYes

Call MiniMax M3

POST /v1/chat/completionsSet LLMAPI_KEY to your LLM API key.Chat Completions docs

import os

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["LLMAPI_KEY"],
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax-m3",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.llmapi.ai/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.LLMAPI_KEY,
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "minimax-m3",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

curl https://api.llmapi.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLMAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "minimax-m3",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

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Prices synced November 9, 2026.