MiniMax M1 pricing & price history
MiniMax M1 by MiniMax costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check hourly.
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About MiniMax M1
MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...
FAQ
How much does MiniMax M1 cost?
MiniMax M1 by MiniMax costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0019.
What is the context window of MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 supports up to 1,000,000 tokens of context and up to 40,000 output tokens per request.
Has MiniMax M1’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is MiniMax M1 being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for MiniMax M1 as of 2026-09-24.
What are cheaper alternatives to MiniMax M1?
Cheaper options include Nemotron 3.5 Lightning ($0.08/$0.20), DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 ($0.04/$0.32), Ministral 3 8B 2512 ($0.15/$0.15), Llama 4 Scout ($0.10/$0.30).