MiniMax

MiniMax is the Shanghai lab behind Hailuo video and the MiniMax text/coding models. Consumer video still lives around Hailuo. Coding and agent models in this catalog are MiniMax M3 and MiniMax H3. The old company page froze Abab 6 / MiniMax-Text-01 / 4M context and an unverified $600M IPO. Those are out.

API list prices on platform.minimax.io that day include MiniMax M3 $0.24 input / $0.98 output per 1M tokens (cached $0.02) and M2.5 $0.24 / $1.20. Confirm H3 on the same table before you quote it.

Key Features

Two surfaces: Hailuo for video, TalkAPI / platform.minimax.io for tokens.
Current coding line: M3 and H3, not Abab 6.5.
Pay-as-you-go tokens: Public USD table on the international platform.
Not a 4M-context flagship story anymore: Do not lead with Text-01.

Use Cases

Teams that want MiniMax video plus MiniMax tokens from one vendor.
Coding agents pointed at M3 / H3 instead of a US lab.
Readers coming from the stale Abab pages.

Limitation: China-region CNY plans were not copied here. IPO and valuation claims stay out. Hailuo subscription seats were not the table we used.

Pricing

International TalkAPI, 2026-08-17, per 1M tokens:

Model	Input	Output	Cached input
MiniMax M3	$0.24	$0.98	$0.02
MiniMax M2.5	$0.24	$1.20	$0.02

Confirm H3 on the same pricing page.

Getting Started

Open minimax.io for the product map.
Create a TalkAPI key on platform.minimax.io.
Call M3 unless you have a reason to pin M2.5 or H3.
For video, use Hailuo, not the text endpoint.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Abab still the flagship?

No. This catalog now points at M3 / H3 and Hailuo.

Is minimaxi.com official?

Use minimax.io until a host redirects cleanly.

4 million token context?

Not as the lead claim on 2026-08-17. Confirm the model card you call.

Alternatives

MiniMax M3: Current text/coding SKU.
MiniMax H3: Sibling coding model.
Kimi: Another China consumer + API stack.

Tips

Quote $0.24 / $0.98 from TalkAPI, not Abab blog posts.
Keep video and text on different sentences.
Confirm the international vs China console. They diverge.

Conclusion

MiniMax is still a Shanghai multimodal lab, but the live catalog is Hailuo plus M3/H3 tokens, not Abab 6. Start at minimax.io and the TalkAPI price list.