MiniMax
MiniMax is a Shanghai AI company offering its own text, speech, video and music models through an API platform, plus MiniMax Code and other apps. Its new M3.1 Flash model targets agentic and coding work at $0.15/$0.60 per million tokens.
About MiniMax
What is MiniMax?
MiniMax is a Shanghai-based AI company that builds its own text, speech, video and music models and offers them through the MiniMax Open API Platform, alongside apps such as MiniMax Code, MiniMax Audio and Talkie.
M3.1 Flash (October 19, 2026)
- Flash model for agentic tasks, coding, computer use and cybersecurity
- The company says inference is nearly 3x faster and agentic-task cost 70% lower than its predecessor
- MiniMax reports 73.7% on DeepSWE v1.1, 61.7 on OSWorld V2 and 82% on CyberGym
- Available via the MiniMax API, M Plan and MiniMax Code; weights promised later
Models
- Text: MiniMax M3 and M3.1 Flash
- Speech: Speech 2.8
- Video: Hailuo models and H3
- Music: Music 3.0
Pricing
M3.1 Flash: $0.15 per 1M input tokens, $0.60 per 1M output, $0.015 cached input. M3: $0.30/$1.20 (up to 512k input). Audio subscriptions from $5/month.
Company
Founded in early 2022 by Yan Junjie; listed in Hong Kong (00100.HK) in January 2026.
Value & Audience
Value Proposition
Gives developers one API for in-house text, speech, video and music models, including a low-cost Flash model aimed at agents and coding.
Problem Solved
Agent and coding workloads burn large token volumes, making frontier-model costs hard to sustain. MiniMax offers fast, lower-priced models for those workloads plus speech, video and music generation under one platform.
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Common questions about MiniMax's features, pricing, and use cases
What does MiniMax do?
Text, speech, video and music models via one API Gives developers one API for in-house text, speech, video and music models, including a low-cost Flash model aimed at agents and coding.
Is MiniMax free to use?
MiniMax is a paid product, starting at API pay-as-you-go - MiniMax-M3.1-Flash $0.15/1M input, $0.60/1M output, $0.015/1M cached input. Full pricing details are listed on the MiniMax product page on TechLogHub.
What problem does MiniMax solve?
Agent and coding workloads burn large token volumes, making frontier-model costs hard to sustain. MiniMax offers fast, lower-priced models for those workloads plus speech, video and music generation under one platform.
Who is MiniMax built for?
MiniMax is built for Developers, Data Scientists & ML Engineers, Startups, Enterprises, Content & Social Creators.
What category is MiniMax listed under?
MiniMax is listed in the AI Tools & Platforms category on TechLogHub, alongside curated alternatives with community ratings and pricing comparisons.
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