by MiniMax

MiniMax: MiniMax-01.

multimodal open weights 1M ctx
Cheapest input
$0.2/M
on MiniMax Platform
Cheapest output
$1.1/M
on MiniMax Platform
Fastest
28 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.4/hr
@ 100 tok/s on MiniMax Platform

MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context...

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
MiniMax Platform api direct $0.2 $1.1 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.2 $1.1 Launch ↗
Performance

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 27.7 898 ms 3678 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 is available via MiniMax Platform, OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
API pricing starts at $0.2/M input tokens and $1.1/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is MiniMax: MiniMax-01 open-source or proprietary?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.