MiniMax M1: API pricing, providers and specs
MiniMax M1 is a text model by MiniMax. 4 providers serve it, from $2.20 to $2.40 /1M; the lowest price is at Novita AI.
A newer version is out: MiniMax M2.5 · released Feb 12, 2026
How MiniMax M1 compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Mid-priced: its lowest price is $2.20 /1M against a median of $1.10; 65% of comparable models cost less.
- 4 providers serve it; 60% of comparable models have fewer.
- Its weights are open under the Apache 2.0 license: commercial use allowed.
MiniMax M1 prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Novita AI | $0.55/1M | $2.20/1M | — | — |
 Hugging Face | $0.55/1M | From$2.20/1M | — | — |
 Jiekou.AI | $0.55/1M | $2.20/1M | — | — |
 AIHubMix | $0.60/1M | $2.40/1M | — | — |
- Novita AI$2.20
- Jiekou.AI$2.20
- Hugging FaceFrom$2.20
- AIHubMix$2.40
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- MiniMax
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
- —
- Max output
- —
- Capabilities
- —
- Released
- Jun 13, 2025
- License
- Apache 2.0commercial use allowed
- Open weights
- Yes, downloadable
- Parameters
- 456B
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| GLM-5.2 | $1.80/1M | 1M | 1604 | 44 |
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The lowest price for MiniMax M1 is $2.20 /1M, at Novita AI.
Novita AI, at $2.20 /1M. 4 providers serve MiniMax M1; the table above lists every one with its price.
Yes. MiniMax M1's weights can be downloaded from its maker's Hugging Face page, under the Apache 2.0 license.
About 456B, as the safetensors metadata of its official Hugging Face repo states.
4 API providers serve MiniMax M1. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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