MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is a reasoning model from MiniMax released on Jun 16, 2025. It reads text and writes text, with a 1M token context window and up to 40K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens.
It supports tool calling.
3 providers serve it, including 302.AI, Kilo Gateway and Qiniu. The lowest input price is $0.132 per million tokens at 302.AI.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.40 / $2.20 per 1M
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 40K
- Released
- Jun 16, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
MiniMax M1 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 | $0.40 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $2.20 / 1M tokens |
MiniMax M1 providers
3 providers serve it, including 302.AI, Kilo Gateway and Qiniu. The lowest input price is $0.132 per million tokens at 302.AI. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302.AI | $0.132 | $1.25 | – | 1M | 128K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.40 | $2.20 | – | 1M | 40K |
| Qiniu | n/a | n/a | – | 1M | 80K |
What MiniMax M1 costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call MiniMax M1 through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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MiniMax M1 questions
How much does the MiniMax M1 API cost?
$0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of MiniMax M1?
1,000,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 40,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve MiniMax M1?
3 providers serve it, including 302.AI, Kilo Gateway and Qiniu. The lowest input price is $0.132 per million tokens at 302.AI. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does MiniMax M1 support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is MiniMax M1 open source?
No. MiniMax serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was MiniMax M1 released?
Jun 16, 2025.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on MiniMax M1?
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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