MiniMax M3 API

minimax/minimax-m3
MiniMax M3 is a flagship reasoning model from MiniMax with a 1M token context window. Designed for agentic workflows, large document analysis, coding, and complex multi-step reasoning tasks.
Context
524K tokens
Input
$0.39 / 1M tokens
Output
$1.56 / 1M tokens
Released
Jun 1, 2026

How to use MiniMax M3 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to minimax/minimax-m3.

import requests

r = requests.post(
   "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions",
   headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
   json={
     "model": "minimax/minimax-m3",
     "messages": [
       {
         "role": "user",
         "content": "Hello!"
       }
     ]
   },
)
print(r.json())

const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "minimax/minimax-m3",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello!"
      }
    ]
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/minimax-m3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

MiniMax M3 API Pricing

TypePrice
Input
$0.39 / 1M tokens
Output
$1.56 / 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.078 / 1M tokens

MiniMax M3 Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
SWE-bench Verified
80.5%
Resolving verified real GitHub issuesSourceJuly 12, 2026
Intelligence
29.6
Composite score across standardised reasoning, knowledge and problem-solving evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026
Coding
58.6
Composite score across standardised coding evaluations, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 12, 2026

MiniMax M3 vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
MiniMax M3
This page
$0.39 / 1M tokens
$1.56 / 1M tokens
524K tokens
Coding + agents
$6.5 / 1M tokens
$39 / 1M tokens
1.05M tokens
Reasoning + agents
$2.6 / 1M tokens
$13 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Balanced coding + agents
$3.9 / 1M tokens
$19.5 / 1M tokens
1M tokens
Long-context, multimodal & agentic workflows
$0.65 / 1M tokens
$3.9 / 1M tokens
1.05M tokens
Reasoning + agents

Frequently asked questions

MiniMax M3 has a 524,288 tokens context window and can return up to 524,288 tokens.

MiniMax M3 takes image, text as input and returns text.

Use minimax/minimax-m3 as the model id. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/chat/completions.

MiniMax M3 became available on June 1, 2026.

MiniMax M3 is priced at input $0.39 / 1M tokens, output $1.56 / 1M tokens, cached input $0.078 / 1M tokens.

Yes, MiniMax M3 can stream responses as they are generated.

Yes, MiniMax M3 accepts image input alongside text.

MiniMax M3 was built by MiniMax.

Yes, it supports function calling along with parallel tool calls and structured outputs.

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