How much does Babbage 002 cost?

Babbage 002 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.38 per 1M input tokens and $0.38 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Babbage 002 do?

Babbage 002 is MiniMax's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.

Is Babbage 002 free to use?

Babbage 002 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Babbage 002 via the API?

Babbage 002 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID babbage-002 with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes Babbage 002?

Babbage 002 is MiniMax's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Babbage 002

API model name: babbage-002

Babbage 002 is MiniMax's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It is priced at $0.38 per million input tokens and $0.38 per million output tokens. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.38

Output / 1M tokens

$0.38

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.04

Specifications

Provider: MiniMax
Type: chat model

What is Babbage 002 used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.

Babbage 002 vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Babbage 002	—	—	$0.38	$0.38
Abab5.5 Chat	—	—	$0.73	$2.18
Aqa	—	—	$57.41	$57.41
Deep Research Pro Preview 12	—	—	$57.41	$57.41

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Babbage 002 — frequently asked questions

How much does Babbage 002 cost?: Babbage 002 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.38 per 1M input tokens and $0.38 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Babbage 002 do?: Babbage 002 is MiniMax's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is Babbage 002 free to use?: Babbage 002 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Babbage 002 via the API?: Babbage 002 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID babbage-002 with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Babbage 002?: Babbage 002 is MiniMax's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Babbage 002 via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass babbage-002 as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "babbage-002",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="babbage-002",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "babbage-002",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);