# MiniMax M3

Model tracker · checked 2026-10-14 · https://dbggr.dev/models/minimax-m3/

MiniMax M3 is an everyday open-weight model from MiniMax, released 1 June 2026. At MiniMax it costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window. 6 providers serve it; the cheapest is Fireworks AI at $0.30 input and $1.20 output.

- Made by: MiniMax
- Released: 2026-06-01
- Status: Generally available
- Tier: Everyday
- Weights: Open
- Context window: 1,000,000 tokens
- Input: text, image
- API id: MiniMax-M3
- Docs: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/text-generation

## MiniMax M3 price at 6 providers

US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on. The cheapest blended price is highlighted.

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | $0.525 | 50% off | [2026-10-14](https://docs.fireworks.ai/serverless/pricing) |
| MiniMax | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | $0.525 | – | [2026-10-14](https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-paygo) |
| Nebius Group N.V. | $0.30 | $1.20 | – | $0.525 | – | [2026-10-14](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/model-catalog.md) |
| Novita AI | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | $0.525 | – | [2026-10-14](https://novita.ai/pricing) |
| Together AI | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.06 | $0.525 | – | [2026-10-14](https://www.together.ai/pricing) |
| SambaNova | $0.60 | $2.40 | $0.06 | $1.05 | – | [2026-10-14](https://cloud.sambanova.ai/pricing) |

- Fireworks AI: Priority tier: $0.45 / $1.80.
- MiniMax: Up to 512K input tokens, shown as a permanent 50% off $0.60 / $2.40. Above 512K: $0.60 in / $0.12 cached / $2.40 out. Priority tier 1.5x. No batch price.
- Nebius Group N.V.: No cached-input or batch price published.
- Novita AI: Up to 512K input tokens. 512K-1M: $0.60 / $2.40, cache read $0.12.
- SambaNova: Preview model on SambaCloud; text-only deployment.

## MiniMax M3 benchmarks

| Benchmark | Score | What it measures | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena text score | 1440 | Elo-style score from people voting between answers | [Independent](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/text) |

Scores reported by a model's maker aren't independently checked.

## Models like MiniMax M3

| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3 | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1M | Open |
| [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://dbggr.dev/models/qwen3-7-plus/) | $0.40 | $1.60 | 1M | Closed |
| [Mistral Large 3](https://dbggr.dev/models/mistral-large-3/) | $0.50 | $1.50 | 256K | Open |
| [NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra](https://dbggr.dev/models/nvidia-nemotron-3-ultra/) | $0.50 | $2.20 | 256K | Open |
| [Step 5 Preview](https://dbggr.dev/models/step-5-preview/) | $1.00 | $2.70 | 1M | Closed |
| [DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://dbggr.dev/models/deepseek-v4-pro/) | $1.32 | $3.96 | 1M | Open |

## FAQ

### How much does MiniMax M3 cost?

MiniMax M3 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens at MiniMax, and $0.06 per million cached input tokens. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 14 October 2026.

### What is MiniMax M3's context window?

MiniMax M3 takes up to 1,000,000 tokens in one request.

### Is MiniMax M3 open weight?

Yes. MiniMax publishes the weights, so you can run MiniMax M3 yourself or at any host that serves it.

### Where can I use MiniMax M3?

MiniMax M3 is available from Fireworks AI, MiniMax, Nebius Group N.V., Novita AI, Together AI and SambaNova. At MiniMax, call it as `MiniMax-M3`.