MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) is a reasoning model from MiniMax released on Jan 15, 2025. It reads text and writes text, with a 1M token context window and up to 131K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.
It supports tool calling, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM Gateway.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.20 / $1.10 per 1M
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 131K
- Released
- Jan 15, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) 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 | $0.20 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $1.10 / 1M tokens |
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) providers
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.20 | $1.10 | – | 1M | 131K |
| LLM Gateway | $0.20 | $1.10 | – | 1M | 131K |
What MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) 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 Text 01 (MiniMax) through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) questions
How much does the MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) API cost?
$0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 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 Text 01 (MiniMax)?
1,000,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 131,072 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)?
2 providers serve it, including DevPass (LLM Gateway) and LLM Gateway. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) released?
Jan 15, 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 Text 01 (MiniMax)?
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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