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Why use MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.60/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],minimax/minimax-m2.5-highspeedRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-m2.5-highspeed",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "minimax/minimax-m2.5-highspeed", not the LLMReference slug "minimax-m2.5-highspeed".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax | — | — |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.60 | $2.40 |
| Novita AI | $0.60 | $2.40 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.60 |
| Output tokens | $2.40 |
Capabilities
About MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed
MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed is MiniMax's inference-optimized variant of M2.5, released simultaneously in February 2026. It delivers identical intelligence and outputs to standard M2.5 through a specialized inference engine at lower latency. The model supports a 204,800-token context window, 131,072-token max output, function calling, structured output, and reasoning. API model ID: MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed. It is designed for latency-sensitive interactive applications and automated agent pipelines.