MiniMax M2
MiniMax MiniMax M2 — pricing, 197k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
By MiniMax
Specs
- Provider
- MiniMax
- Slug
- minimax/minimax-m2
- Capabilities
- tools, json_mode
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Pricing history
Tracking MiniMax M2 pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.
Quickstart — call MiniMax M2 from your app
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "minimax/minimax-m2",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-m2",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
// npm install openai
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "minimax/minimax-m2",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);Official docs: https://openrouter.ai/docs
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Frequently asked questions
What is MiniMax M2?
MiniMax M2 is a large language model API from MiniMax with a 197k-token context window. It costs $0.255 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens.
How much does MiniMax M2 cost?
MiniMax M2 is priced at $0.255 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens via the MiniMax API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.6275.
What is the context window of MiniMax M2?
MiniMax M2 supports up to 197k tokens of context per request — roughly 393 pages of English text or 24576 lines of code at a typical density.
Does MiniMax M2 support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?
MiniMax M2 supports tool/function calling and structured JSON mode. It does not support image input (vision).
Who makes MiniMax M2?
MiniMax M2 is built and operated by MiniMax. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from MiniMax's public catalog.
Can I self-host MiniMax M2?
MiniMax M2 is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by MiniMax, so it cannot be self-hosted today.