Minimax M3 pricing
Source: openrouter · updated 2026-10-27
Short answer: Minimax M3 costs $0.300 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. That is a 3:1 blended rate of $0.525 per million tokens, ranking it #304 of 704 tracked models by input price.
Price breakdown
| Metric | USD |
|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.300 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.20 |
| Output รท input multiple | 4.00× |
| 3:1 blended, per 1M tokens | $0.525 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens |
What a typical workload costs
| Monthly volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total | 1M in / 250K out | $0.300 | $0.300 | $0.600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $3.00 | $3.00 | $6.00 | ||||
| 100M in / 25M out | $30.00 | $30.00 | $60.00 |
Other minimax models
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Minimax M3.1 Flash | $0.150 | $0.600 |
| Minimax 01 | $0.200 | $1.10 |
| Minimax M2 | $0.255 | $1.02 |
| Minimax M2.7 | $0.300 | $1.20 |
| Minimax M2.5 | $0.300 | $1.20 |
Compare against
Cheaper alternatives
Next cheaper option: DeepSeek Chat V3 0324 at $0.290 per 1M input tokens. Next step up: Mimo V2.6 Pro at $0.435 per 1M input tokens.