MiniMax-M2.5 vs MiniMax-M3.
model vs model · prices as of
MiniMax-M2.5 and MiniMax-M3 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5
$1.54/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at DInference · $0.185 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3
$1.58/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Empirio Labs · $0.189 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
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)
$1.54/M at DInference
$1.58/M at Empirio Labs
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2.10/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.185
$0.189
Context
205k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
not stated
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
12 Feb 2026
1 Jun 2026
Providers selling it
48
55
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 33
TrustedRouter$1.65 / $1.74
Nous Portal$1.76 / $1.65
DeepInfra$1.60 / $1.94
Venice$1.76 / $2.10
Poe$1.78 / $2.12
OpenRouter$1.89 / $2.10
StreamLake$1.89 / $2.10
Atlas Cloud$2.09 / $2.10
MiniMax-M2.5 then MiniMax-M3, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 33
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- MiniMax-M2.5
io.net Intelligence$0.35 / $1.37 $0.29 / $1.1815% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2.5Nous Portal$0.22 / $0.76 $0.27 / $0.9525% dearer ·
- MiniMax-M3Nous Portal$0.18 / $0.77 $0.23 / $0.9625% dearer ·
- MiniMax-M2.5
Cortecs$0.31 / $1.24 $0.31 / $1.231.0% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2.5OpenRouter$0.30 / $1.20 $0.27 / $1.0810% cheaper ·
- MiniMax-M2.5
Requesty$0.36 / $1.44 $0.30 / $1.2017% cheaper · - MiniMax-M3Cortecs$0.41 / $2.07 $0.41 / $2.051.0% cheaper ·
- MiniMax-M3Requesty$0.40 / $2 $0.30 / $1.2034% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.5 or MiniMax-M3?
- MiniMax-M2.5, at $1.54 per million tokens against $1.58 for MiniMax-M3, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- MiniMax-M2.5: $1.54 at DInference. MiniMax-M3: $1.58 at Empirio Labs.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 33 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, Nous Portal, DeepInfra, Venice, Poe, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- MiniMax-M3, at 1M tokens against 205k.
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.