MiniMax-M2.1 vs MiniMax M2-her.
model vs model · prices as of
MiniMax-M2.1 takes 2 of 5 rounds against MiniMax M2-her. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $1.91 per million tokens against $2.10.
MiniMaxwins 2 roundsMiniMax-M2.1
$1.91/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at LLM Gateway · $0.228 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
MiniMaxMiniMax M2-her
$2.10/M tokens
MiniMax list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.252 per 1,000 pages
66k context
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.20/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.91/M at LLM Gateway
none below list
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2.10/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.228
$0.252
Context
205k tokens
66k tokens
Open weights
yes
not stated
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
not stated
no
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
23 Dec 2025
23 Jan 2026
Providers selling it
24
4
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 4
Kilo Gateway$2.10 / $2.10- MiniMax$2.10 / $2.10
OpenRouter$2.10 / $2.10
NanoGPT$2.31 / $2.11
MiniMax-M2.1 then MiniMax M2-her, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- MiniMax-M2.1
Nous Portal$0.24 / $0.96 $0.30 / $1.2025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or MiniMax M2-her?
- MiniMax-M2.1, at $1.91 per million tokens against $2.10 for MiniMax M2-her, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2.1: $1.91 at LLM Gateway. MiniMax M2-her: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $2.10 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 4 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, MiniMax, OpenRouter, NanoGPT. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M2.1, at 205k tokens against 66k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.