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Why use MiniMax M3 on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers MiniMax M3 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.30/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare MiniMax M3 across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: minimax/minimax-m3minimax/minimax-m3Request example
minimax/minimax-m3.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "minimax/minimax-m3", not the LLMReference slug "minimax-m3".
Compare MiniMax M3 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 |
| OpenRouter | $0.30 | $1.20 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.30 |
| Output tokens | $1.20 |
| Image input | $1.00 |
| Video input | $1.00 |
Capabilities
About MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 is MiniMax's current API flagship (released June 1, 2026) with MiniMax Sparse Attention for economical 1M-token context, native multimodality, and agentic coding. Benchmark rows in LLMReference separate vendor-reported SWE-bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1, MCP-Atlas, and BrowseComp scores (source: minimax.io) from third-party rows — inspect evaluator, variant, and source on each benchmark cell before comparing to leaderboard claims.
FAQ
What does MiniMax M3 cost on OpenRouter?
On OpenRouter, MiniMax M3 costs $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $1.2 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for MiniMax M3 on OpenRouter?
MiniMax M3 supports a 1.05m token context window on OpenRouter.
How does OpenRouter compare to other MiniMax M3 providers?
MiniMax M3 is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.30/1M tokens from MiniMax.
What API model ID do I use for MiniMax M3 on OpenRouter?
Use the model ID minimax/minimax-m3 when calling OpenRouter's API.
Who created MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 was created by MiniMax as part of the MiniMax M3 model family.
Is MiniMax M3 open source?
MiniMax M3 has open weights under MiniMax Community License according to the seed data, but that does not necessarily mean an OSI-approved open-source license.