MiniMax

What is MiniMax?

MiniMax is an AI company that builds its own multimodal foundation models and sells them through an open platform and consumer products. The current lineup on its site includes the MiniMax-M3 and M3.1-Flash language models, MiniMax-H3 for video generation and Speech 2.8 for voice. Its product names include MiniMax Code, MiniMax Design and the companion app Xingye. Developers can pay per use, for example M3.1-Flash is priced at 1.00 yuan per million input tokens and 4.00 yuan per million output tokens, or subscribe to a Token Plan. Token Plan is a monthly subscription whose shared usage allowance covers text, image and speech models and works with coding agents: Plus is ¥49 per month, Max is ¥119 per month and Ultra is ¥469 per month. Prepaid credit packs start at ¥30. The site and documentation are primarily in Chinese.

Use cases

• Call M3 language models through an API
• Generate video from text or images
• Synthesize speech from text
• Power coding agents with a subscription
• Create ad and e-commerce content with agents
• Clone or design custom voices
• Run web search inside model calls

Who it's for

• Developers
• AI engineers
• Content and marketing teams
• Enterprises

Why use MiniMax

• One platform covers text, video, speech and image models, so a team does not need separate vendors for each.
• Pay-as-you-go pricing is published per million tokens, per second of video and per character of speech.
• Token Plan gives a predictable monthly fee for coding agents instead of metered billing.
• Credit packs can be bought without a subscription and carry a 365-day validity period.
• Open-weight releases such as MiniMax Music 3 on Hugging Face and ModelScope let you run some models yourself.

MiniMax features

• M3 and M3.1-Flash language models
• H3 video generation with 2K output
• Speech 2.8 text-to-speech with HD and turbo variants
• Speech-to-text with speaker separation and subtitle export
• image-01 image generation
• MiniMax Code coding agent
• MiniMax Design for agent-led content creation
• Token Plan subscription with a shared usage allowance
• Prepaid credit packs valid for 365 days
• Server-side web search tool
• Voice design and fast voice cloning

MiniMax integrations

• Hugging Face
• ModelScope

How to get started with MiniMax

1. Create an account on the MiniMax open platform and choose pay-as-you-go or a Token Plan.
2. Get an API key for metered use, or a subscription key for Token Plan and credits.
3. Select a model, such as MiniMax-M3, H3 or speech-2.8-hd, and call it by its model ID.
4. Connect the key to a coding agent or tool, or follow the MiniMax CLI guide for multimodal resources.
5. Track usage in the console progress bar and top up with credits or upgrade when you reach a limit.

MiniMax limitations

• Site and documentation are primarily in Chinese
• Token Plan covers interactive personal use; production workloads should use pay-as-you-go
• Token Plan usage runs on 5-hour and weekly windows, and unused quota does not roll over
• MiniMax H3 is not covered by Token Plan
• Token Plan is non-refundable

MiniMax pricing

MiniMax has no free plan. Plans start at CN¥49 per month, according to the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026.

MiniMax plans

• Plus

  ¥49/月

  Token Plan, monthly

  • Light personal development
  • 3-4 agents typical use
  • 5-hour and weekly quota windows

• Max

  ¥119/月

  Token Plan, monthly

  • Frequent coding agents and multimodal calls
  • 4-5 agents typical use
  • 5-hour and weekly quota windows

• Ultra

  ¥469/月

  Token Plan, monthly

  • Heavy agent workflows
  • 6-7 agents typical use
  • 5-hour and weekly quota windows

Plans as listed on the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026. Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

MiniMax alternatives

The main MiniMax alternatives listed on Debuly are Google Gemini, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, DeepSeek, MiniMax API Platform, Z.AI Developer Platform and Runware. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

   Alibaba Cloud platform giving developers API access to Qwen and partner models for text, image, video and speech, billed per token or by subscription.

   Developer platformsAudio and voiceVideo
   PaidVisit Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (official site)
2. 

   DeepSeek

   AI lab and chat assistant with a pay-per-token API for its V4 Flash and V4 Pro models, plus an app and web chat.

   Chat assistantsDeveloper platformsCoding
   FreemiumVisit DeepSeek (official site)
3. 

   Google Gemini

   Google's AI assistant for questions, writing, research and image or video creation, with links into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps.

   Chat assistantsResearch and searchImage generationProductivity
   FreemiumVisit Google Gemini (official site)
4. 

   MiniMax API Platform

   Developer platform to call MiniMax M3 language, H3 video, speech and image models by API, pay-as-you-go or with a Token Plan.

   Developer platformsCodingVideo
   PaidVisit MiniMax API Platform (official site)
5. 

   Runware

   One API for running image, video, audio, language and 3D AI models, with pay-as-you-go pricing and serverless GPU compute.

   Developer platformsImage generationVideo
   PaidVisit Runware (official site)
6. 

   Z.AI Developer Platform

   Pay-per-token API for Z.AI's GLM models, plus a monthly GLM Coding Plan that powers coding agents such as Claude Code.

   Developer platformsCoding
   FreemiumVisit Z.AI Developer Platform (official site)

MiniMax FAQ

Sources & verification

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