MiniMax: MiniMax M3

minimax/minimax-m3

MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding, and tool use. It is built on MiniMax Sparse Attention (MSA), which replaces full attention with KV-block selection to cut per-token compute at long context — roughly 1/20 the cost of the previous generation at 1M tokens, with substantially faster prefill and decode while retaining quality across most tasks. Trained as a native multimodal model on interleaved data and tuned for multi-turn, production-like collaboration via an interactive user-simulator framework, the model is oriented toward sustained, multi-step tasks rather than single-turn execution.

Model specifications

Input
text, image, video
Output
text
Context
1,000,000 tokens
Max output
131,100 tokens
Input price
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output price
.2 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-06-01

Capabilities

  • Streaming
  • Function calling
  • Vision
  • JSON mode
  • Playground

Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy

Compare effective provider prices, published discounts, regions, retention policies, training use, compliance, and privacy links by service tier.

Flex service tier

2 available providers · tier input average $0.29 / 1M tokens · tier output average .15 / 1M tokens

Lilac

Tier: Flex

Pricing
Input
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Output
.1 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.05 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Alibaba Cloud Int.(CN)

Tier: Flex · Region: CN

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
CN
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
60-day retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

Standard service tier

6 available providers · tier input average $0.3 / 1M tokens · tier output average .2 / 1M tokens

AtlasCloud

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
7-day retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

DeepInfra

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
Yes
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
Yes
BYOK supported
Yes

Fireworks

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

MiniMax

Tier: Standard · Region: SG

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
SG
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
Yes
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Novita

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
Yes
Data retention
Zero retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Together

Tier: Standard · Region: US

Pricing
Input
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Output
.2 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.06 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
US
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
No
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Frequently asked questions

What is MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding, and tool use. It is built on MiniMax Sparse Attention (MSA), which replaces full attention with KV-block selection to cut per-token compute at long context — roughly 1/20 the cost of the previous generation at 1M tokens, with substantially faster prefill and decode while retaining quality across most tasks. Trained as a native multimodal model on interleaved data and tuned for multi-turn, production-like collaboration via an interactive user-simulator framework, the model is oriented toward sustained, multi-step tasks rather than single-turn execution.
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 cost?
Input costs start at $0.3 / 1M tokens and output costs start at .2 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
What is the context length of MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 supports a 1,000,000 token context window and up to 131,100 output tokens.
What capabilities does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 support?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 supports Streaming, Function calling, Vision, JSON mode, Playground.
Which providers offer MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 is available from Lilac, Alibaba Cloud Int.(CN), AtlasCloud, DeepInfra, Fireworks, MiniMax, Novita, Together.
How do providers handle data privacy for MiniMax: MiniMax M3?
8 of 8 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 4 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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