MiniMax M3 API price
On OpenCheap, MiniMax M3 (MiniMax) costs $0.300 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens (cached input $0.060), through one OpenAI-compatible API.
Prices updated 2026-11-03 09:09 UTC.
Price per 1M tokens
| Input, our price | $0.300 |
|---|---|
| Output, our price | $1.20 |
| Cached input, our price | $0.060 |
| Context length | 1M tokens |
| OpenRouter list, input · output | $0.300 · $1.20 |
| vs list | same |
“vs list” compares our price with OpenRouter's list price on a 1:3 input:output blend, as on the Models page.
Variants
- MiniMax M3 Thinking (
opencheap/minimax-m3:thinking): $0.350 input · $1.50 output per 1M tokens
How to call MiniMax M3
Base URL https://api.opencheap.si/v1, model id opencheap/minimax-m3, and an API key from the console. Any OpenAI SDK works.
curl https://api.opencheap.si/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENCHEAP_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "model": "opencheap/minimax-m3", "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hi" }] }'import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.opencheap.si/v1", api_key=os.environ["OPENCHEAP_API_KEY"])
r = client.chat.completions.create(model="opencheap/minimax-m3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}])
print(r.choices[0].message.content)FAQ
What is the cheapest MiniMax M3 API?
On OpenCheap, MiniMax M3 costs $0.300 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, and cached input $0.060 per 1M tokens. Each request is routed to the cheapest healthy source for the model. You pay from one prepaid balance, with no monthly fee.
Is it OpenAI-compatible?
Yes. Point any OpenAI SDK or HTTP client at the base URL https://api.opencheap.si/v1 with an OpenCheap API key, and call /chat/completions with the model id opencheap/minimax-m3. Requests and responses have the same shape as OpenAI's chat completions, streaming included.
Does it work with Cursor, Claude Code or Codex?
Yes. In Cursor, add the custom model opencheap/minimax-m3 with the base URL https://api.opencheap.si/v1. In Claude Code, set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.opencheap.si and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to opencheap/minimax-m3. In Codex, add OpenCheap as a model provider with base_url https://api.opencheap.si/v1. The quickstart has each setup step by step.