MiniMax: 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"
1× AMD MI355X.
Most-aggressive quantisation we have a working recommendation for. Lower precision = less VRAM = cheaper hardware, at a small accuracy cost.
Cheapest hosted endpoints.
Speed across providers.
Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.
| Provider | Tokens/sec | TTFT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | 87.4 | — | 5722 ms |
Frequently asked.
How do I run MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
Where can I access MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
How much does it cost to run MiniMax: MiniMax M1?
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M1 open-source or proprietary?
Cheapest hardware per quantisation.
Each row is one quantisation tier (the same weights compressed differently). Lower precision → lower VRAM → cheaper hardware, at the cost of small accuracy loss. $/hr refreshed hourly from each provider's API.
| Quantisation | Cheapest GPU config | Total VRAM | Live $/hr | tokens/sec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FP16
FP16 — half precision (default)
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1152 GB | $21.54/hr | — | Compare → | |
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FP8
FP8 — 8-bit float (Hopper / Blackwell)
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576 GB | $10.77/hr | — | Compare → | |
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INT4
INT4 — 4-bit integer (~4× VRAM saving)
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288 GB | — | — | Compare → |
What it costs per month across providers.
Estimate your monthly bill for MiniMax: MiniMax M1 across every host that publishes per-token pricing. Slide your token volumes; the chart + table re-rank cheapest-first.
Cheapest provider on the left.
Total monthly cost — input + output tokens combined.
Bill breakdown.
Rent the GPU instead of paying per token.
For an open-weights model like MiniMax: MiniMax M1, you can rent a GPU and serve inference yourself. The math: cheapest GPU rental × 730 hours/month + your electricity rate × power draw.
Assumes the GPU runs 24/7 at ~85% utilisation. If your traffic is bursty, you'll pay less for the API and probably more for the GPU (idle hours still cost rental). The breakeven analysis lives on the Self-host vs API breakeven tool.