MiniMax 01
MiniMax 01 is a language model from MiniMax released on Jan 1, 2024. It reads text and files and writes text, with a 1M token context window and up to 16K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.1394 per million input tokens and $1.12 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.0697, 50% less than fresh input.
It supports prompt caching.
2 providers serve it, including NanoGPT and Kilo Gateway.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.1394 / $1.12 per 1M
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 16K
- Released
- Jan 1, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
MiniMax 01 pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.1394 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $1.12 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.0697 / 1M tokens | 50% off input |
MiniMax 01 providers
2 providers serve it, including NanoGPT and Kilo Gateway. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanoGPT | $0.1394 | $1.12 | $0.0697 | 1M | 16K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.20 | $1.10 | – | 1M | 900K |
What MiniMax 01 costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
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MiniMax 01 questions
How much does the MiniMax 01 API cost?
$0.1394 per million input tokens and $1.12 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.0697. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of MiniMax 01?
1,000,192 tokens of input, and it can write up to 16,384 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve MiniMax 01?
2 providers serve it, including NanoGPT and Kilo Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does MiniMax 01 support tool calling?
Not through the standard tools parameter. For an agent that calls your APIs, pick a model from the alternatives below that does.
Is MiniMax 01 open source?
No. MiniMax serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was MiniMax 01 released?
Jan 1, 2024.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on MiniMax 01?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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