# MiniMax M1

> MiniMax M1 is a language model from MiniMax, released on 17 Jun 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 1M-token context window and up to 40K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/minimax-m1
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** MiniMax
- **Release date:** 17 Jun 2025 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Status:** Generally available
- **Context window:** 1M (1,000,000 tokens) (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Max output:** 40K tokens (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Knowledge cutoff:** 30 Jun 2024 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Input:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Output:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Reasoning mode:** Yes (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)
- **Structured output:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.55 | $2.20 | – | 1M |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of MiniMax M1?

MiniMax M1 has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M) and can generate up to 40,000 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.

### How much does the MiniMax M1 API cost?

MiniMax M1 is listed from $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.

### When was MiniMax M1 released?

MiniMax released MiniMax M1 on 17 Jun 2025, according to OpenRouter.

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