--- title: "MiniMax M family — distinct SKUs · Undominated.ai" canonical: https://undominated.ai/families/minimax/ description: "Compare M3, earlier M-series checkpoints and specialised MiniMax products separately. The current M3 model card publishes architecture details and its own community licence; a family-wide MIT assumption is unsafe." --- # MiniMax M family — distinct SKUs · Undominated.ai > Compare M3, earlier M-series checkpoints and specialised MiniMax products separately. The current M3 model card publishes architecture details and its own community licence; a family-wide MIT assumption is unsafe. MiniMax / portfolio # MiniMax M family Compare M3, earlier M-series checkpoints and specialised MiniMax products separately. The current M3 model card publishes architecture details and its own community licence; a family-wide MIT assumption is unsafe. Family research reviewed 2026-09-22 · Official source notes below Standard models 8 Independently rated 5 / 8 Known token rates 8 / 8 Global balanced frontier 0 [Compare the members ↓](#members)[Read source notes](#source-notes)[All families](https://undominated.ai/families/) [Compare models](https://undominated.ai/compare/) Comparison context Choose up to three standard models in Compare. Requirements and prompt length apply in Compare. This page keeps its stated price basis and workload controls. ## Before you choose ### Model-specific weight licence M3 uses the MiniMax Community License. The earlier MIT catalogue label was corrected against the official model card and LICENSE document; read the model-specific terms before deployment. An open-weight flag is not a permission summary. [Official MiniMax M3 card ↗](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3) ### Architecture source The official card now reports approximate total and active parameter counts. Those are different quantities; neither is a measured memory requirement for your serving configuration. [Official MiniMax M3 card ↗](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3) ## Compare exact catalogue rows USD per 1M tokens. In / out are listed base rates; expand billing conditions before planning a request. LMArena scores measure the general preference board, not success on your engineering task. Unknown stays unknown. ### M3 multimodal | Model | LMArena | Input / output $/M | Context / max output | Capabilities & conditions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [MiniMax M3](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m3/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m3/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m3) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m3/) minimax/minimax-m3 | 1432.1 ±3.9 interval half-width Effort: default | $0.280 / $1.10 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.056 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 1,048,576 Output 512,000 | text · image · video Tools yes · reasoning yes Open weights Released 2026-05-31 | ### M2 revisions | Model | LMArena | Input / output $/M | Context / max output | Capabilities & conditions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [MiniMax M2.7](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m2.7) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.7/) minimax/minimax-m2.7 | 1404.6 ±3.4 interval half-width Effort: default | $0.300 / $1.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.060 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 204,800 Output 176,947 | text Tools yes · reasoning yes Weights unknown Released 2026-03-18 | | [MiniMax M2.5](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m2.5) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.5/) minimax/minimax-m2.5 | 1359.3 ±3.9 interval half-width Effort: default | $0.295 / $1.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.060 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 204,800 Output 128,000 | text Tools yes · reasoning yes Weights unknown Released 2026-02-12 | | [MiniMax M2.1](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.1/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m2.1/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m2.1) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2.1/) minimax/minimax-m2.1 | Unrated | $0.300 / $1.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.030 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 204,800 Output 131,072 | text Tools yes · reasoning yes Weights unknown Released 2025-12-23 | | [MiniMax M2](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m2/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m2) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2/) minimax/minimax-m2 | 1339.9 ±7.7 interval half-width Effort: default | $0.300 / $1.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.030 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 204,800 Output 176,947 | text Tools yes · reasoning yes Weights unknown Released 2025-10-23 | ### Earlier and specialist models | Model | LMArena | Input / output $/M | Context / max output | Capabilities & conditions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [MiniMax M2-her](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2-her/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m2-her/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m2-her) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m2-her/) minimax/minimax-m2-her | Unrated | $0.300 / $1.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input $0.030 Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 65,536 Output 2,048 | text Tools no · reasoning no Weights unknown Released 2026-01-23 | | [MiniMax M1](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m1/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-m1/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-m1) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-m1/) minimax/minimax-m1 | 1342.8 ±4.3 interval half-width Effort: default | $0.400 / $2.20 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input Unknown Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 1,000,000 Output 40,000 | text Tools yes · reasoning yes Weights unknown Released 2025-06-17 | | [MiniMax-01](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-01/) [Check](https://undominated.ai/check/minimax__minimax-01/) [Compare](https://undominated.ai/compare/?models=minimax%2Fminimax-01) [Full evidence ↗](https://undominated.ai/models/minimax__minimax-01/) minimax/minimax-01 | Unrated | $0.200 / $1.10 Listed base rates Billing details Cached input Unknown Separate reasoning Not separately listed Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence. | 1,000,192 Output 900,172 | text · image Tools no · reasoning no Weights unknown Released 2025-01-15 | ## Sources and scope - [Official MiniMax M3 card ↗](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3) Exact named models on the vendor platform; not a promise about every reseller Checked 2026-09-22 · official document opened and inspected Source review does not refresh a price or transplant a benchmark score. [Read the method](https://undominated.ai/methodology/) and [correction policy](https://undominated.ai/corrections/). People searched minimax 3 model size, minimax m3 how many parameters, artificial analysis minimax m3. ## Questions this page answers Are the MiniMax M family models interchangeable? No. These are exact catalogue rows with separate capability, pricing and rating evidence. Compare the checkpoint, serving endpoint, reasoning settings and required input types. A family name does not establish equivalent behaviour. How many MiniMax rows are compared here? 8 standard rows, of which 5 have an accepted LMArena general score and 8 have known input and output token rates. 0 related free or batch variants are listed separately. What do the prices and frontier counts mean? Prices below are listed US dollars per million input or output tokens, before request-specific context tiers and other billing dimensions. The frontier count comes from the global balanced view. Neither a family price range nor a benchmark difference proves your task will be cheaper or more successful. How current are the official notes? The linked family research was reviewed 2026-09-22. That date is separate from each accepted catalogue observation and each vendor’s effective date. An official note applies to its named platform, not automatically to every reseller. ## Continue your investigation - [Compare exact models](/compare/) - [Inspect model evidence](/models/) - [Check lifecycle notices](/deprecations/) - [Estimate local capacity](/self-host/)