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MiniMax M2.5 pricing

API list price by MiniMax · checked Oct 23, 2026
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$0.30 / $1.20per 1M tokens in / out
$0.03cache read · −90%
#190on OpenRouter by tokens · 11.6B / week

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.30list
Output$1.20
Cache read$0.03−90% vs input
Context · max output205K · 131Ktokens

Where to buy10 providers · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
Azure AI Foundry$0.033$1.32—
DeepInfra$0.15$1.15—
AtlasCloud$0.29$1.20197K
AWS Bedrock$0.30$1.20—
DigitalOcean$0.30$1.2066K
Friendli$0.30$1.20197K
GMICloud$0.30$1.20197K
Minimaxlab$0.30$1.20205K
Novita$0.30$1.20205K
lab-qwen$0.30$1.21—

In MiniMax's line-upper 1M in / out

MiniMax M3.1 Flash$0.15 / $0.60−50%
MiniMax 01$0.20 / $1.10−19%
MiniMax M2-her$0.30 / $1.200%
MiniMax M2.5$0.30 / $1.20this model
MiniMax M3$0.30 / $1.200%
MiniMax M1$0.40 / $2.20+62%
MiniMax M2.7-highspeed$0.60 / $2.402×
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Cheaper for the same workvs MiniMax M2.5

Claude Haiku 5.5 max-62%score +90%$0.21
MiniMax M3.1 Flash thinking-50%score +87%$0.22
GLM 5.3 Flash maxOpen-55%score +83%$0.28
Ling 3.1 FlashOpen-14%score +80%$1.00
Qwen3.8 Flash thinkingOpen-56%score +75%$0.37

Pricing questions

How much does MiniMax M2.5 cost?›

$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.03.

Is MiniMax M2.5 free to use?›

There is no free API tier, but the weights are open: you can run it on your own hardware for the cost of compute.

How much does prompt caching save?›

Cache reads cost $0.03 per 1M, 90% below the input price.

Is MiniMax M2.5 cheaper than MiniMax M2.1?›

It costs the same per token: $0.30 / $1.20.

What is a cheaper alternative to MiniMax M2.5?›

Claude Haiku 5.5 at max effort costs -62% per task with a score +90% on Humanity's Last Exam.