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Pricing Guide·July 2026

MiniMax M3 API pricing: $0.30 input, $1.20 output per 1M

MiniMax M3 is a 1M-context coding and agent model. Standard pricing starts at $0.30/1M input and $1.20/1M output up to 512K input, with higher long-context and priority tiers.

By the benchr team · · Figures verified against official sources, July 13, 2026

Official pricing and limits

MiniMax M3 API pricing: $0.30 input, $1.20 output per 1M — official data
FieldValue
Model IDMiniMax-M3
Standard input <=512K / 1M$0.30
Standard output <=512K / 1M$1.20
Cache read <=512K / 1M$0.06
Standard input >512K / 1M$0.60
Standard output >512K / 1M$2.40
Priority multiplier1.5x standard
Context window1,000,000 tokens

Where it fits

Use MiniMax M3 when you need very low hosted API pricing for 1M-context coding, tool-use, and multimodal agent experiments.

When to skip it

Skip it if your stack depends on provider-native enterprise controls from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, or if you need official max-output and benchmark tables before approval.

Sources

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