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MiniMax M3 Models by MiniMax

MiniMaxMiniMax Community LicenseOpen weights
1 model2026Up to 1m ctxFrom $0.3/1M input

Last refreshed 2026-06-30. Next refresh: weekly.

Details

ResearcherMiniMax
LicenseMiniMax Community License
Commercial useCommercial use: conditional
Models1
Released2026
Max context1m

Capabilities

VisionAll models
MultimodalAll models
ReasoningAll models
JSON / Tool useAll models
Structured OutputsAll models
Code ExecutionAll models

Links

WebsiteHuggingFace

About

MiniMax M3 is the released successor to the MiniMax M2 and M2.x line, centered on MiniMax Sparse Attention for efficient 1M-token context, native multimodal input, coding, and long-horizon agentic workflows. The public MiniMax API route is live, and open-weight model weights are available on Hugging Face under the MiniMax Community License.

Decision facts

Best fit
vision and multimodal workreasoningJSON / Tool use
Capability starting point
MiniMax M3 with 1m context and reasoning, JSON / Tool use, structured outputs, and multimodal inputs
Lowest tracked input
MiniMax M3 · $0.3/1M · MiniMax
Closest related family
MiniMax Speech

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

1 in view
MiniMax M3Current

Use when the workload needs 1m context, reasoning, and JSON / Tool use.

2026-061m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use

Release Timeline

1 release group
2026-06
1 current
MiniMax M3
1m contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Current

Specifications(1 models)

MiniMax M3 model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextVisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode Exec
MiniMax M32026-061mYesYesYesYesYesYes

Available From(2 providers)

MiniMax
OpenRouter

Pricing

MiniMax M3 model pricing by provider
ModelProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MType
MiniMax M3MiniMax$0.3$1.2Serverless
MiniMax M3OpenRouter$0.3$1.2Serverless

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