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MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 API Pricing
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 costs $0.300 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens (cache reads: $0.030). Context window: 205K. Prices verified 2026-08-23 Β· source
Input / 1M tokens
$0.300
Output / 1M tokens
$1.20
Context window
205K
Max output
131K
What would MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $7.20 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $24.00 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $54.00 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $14.40 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a major jump in real-world...
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