MiniMax-01
MiniMax· released 15 Jan 2025
minimax/minimax-01- Input / 1M tokens
- $0.2
- Output / 1M tokens
- $1.1
Longest answer: 900K tokens
About
MiniMax-01 combines text generation and image understanding, with text and image inputs and text output. Its context window is 1,000,192 tokens, and the maximum output is 900,172 tokens. The model has open weights and vision capability. The supplied summary describes a model with 456 billion parameters and 45.9 billion activated per inference. Its model ID is minimax/minimax-01, and its Hugging Face ID is MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Text-01. MiniMax is both its maker and listed lab. It was released on 2025-01-15. Listed rates are USD 0.2 per 1M input tokens and USD 1.1 per 1M output tokens. Its official page is on OpenRouter. For builders comparing fit, its image understanding, long context, and substantial maximum output sit alongside a higher listed output price than input price.
Who it is for
It suits teams that need image understanding alongside text generation, with a long context and a high maximum output. Builders can weigh its open weights and separate input and output rates against their usage profile.
What is good
- Open weights are available.
- Accepts text and image inputs.
- Context window is 1,000,192 tokens.
- Maximum output is 900,172 tokens.
- Vision capability is listed.
What to know first
- Input costs USD 0.2 per 1M tokens.
- Output costs USD 1.1 per 1M tokens.
Verdict
MiniMax-01 offers image understanding, a long context, and a large maximum output. Its listed output rate is substantially above its input rate, making output volume important to cost planning.
Details
- Lab
- MiniMaxopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Context
- 1,000Kopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Input price
- $0.2 / 1Mopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Output price
- $1.1 / 1Mopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Max output
- 900,172 tokensopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Inputs
- text, imageopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Open weights
- Yesopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-01· checked 3 Oct 2026