MiniMax: MiniMax M1

MINIMAX Developer Architecture Profile

Intelligence (ELO)1417Chatbot Arena Verified

Max Context1,000,000Tokens

API Cost / 1M$2.60Blended Prompt + Completion

Model Capabilities

Drafting
Classification
Coding & Logic
Fictional

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" mechanism, allowing it...

Granular Pricing Matrix

Input Tokens (Prompt)$0.40 / 1M

Output Tokens (Completion)$2.20 / 1M

Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 4/30/2026

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