How much does MiniMax M3 cost?

MiniMax M3 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.33 per 1M input tokens and $1.32 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can MiniMax M3 do?

MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.

Is MiniMax M3 free to use?

MiniMax M3 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use MiniMax M3 via the API?

MiniMax M3 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID minimax-m3 with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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MiniMax M3

API model name: minimax-m3

MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It is priced at $0.33 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.30 official input rate. 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

$0.33

Output / 1M tokens

$1.32

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.09

Official input rate

$0.30

Official output rate

$1.20

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: MiniMax
Type: chat model

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Intelligence Index

44.4/100

Coding Index

58.6/100

GPQA Diamond93%

Humanity's Last Exam37%

Output speed90.3 tok/s

Time to first token1.35 s

Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)

What is MiniMax M3 used for?

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

MiniMax M3 vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
MiniMax M3	44.4	—	$0.33	$1.32
MiniMax M2.1	31.4	—	$0.45	$1.80
MiniMax M2.5	33.7	246K	Free	Free
MiniMax M2.7	38.1	—	$0.45	$1.80

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

MiniMax M3 — frequently asked questions

How much does MiniMax M3 cost?: MiniMax M3 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.33 per 1M input tokens and $1.32 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can MiniMax M3 do?: MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's chat model, accessible through the Api.Airforce API.
Is MiniMax M3 free to use?: MiniMax M3 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use MiniMax M3 via the API?: MiniMax M3 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID minimax-m3 with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes MiniMax M3?: MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use MiniMax M3 via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass minimax-m3 as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "minimax-m3",
    "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="minimax-m3",
    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: "minimax-m3",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);