# MiniMax M3 API — pricing & specs

MiniMax M3, made by MiniMax, accepts text, image, and video input and returns text. On KeepRouter, MiniMax M3 costs $0.3000 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, billed pay-as-you-go with no monthly fee; actual request cost depends on measured usage. Call it through a compatible KeepRouter endpoint supported by its active route, with the model id `MiniMax-M3`.

| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax |
| Modality | Text, vision, video |
| Input price | $0.3000 per 1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.20 per 1M tokens |
| Capabilities | Video input, Vision (image input), Chat completions, Streaming where supported, Tool calling where supported |
| Endpoint | POST /v1/chat/completions or POST /v1/messages (compatible chat routes) |
| Model id | `MiniMax-M3` |

## Call it via the compatible chat endpoint

Use POST /v1/chat/completions or, on compatible chat routes, POST /v1/messages; streaming and tool support depend on the model's active route.

### cURL

```bash
curl https://keeprouter.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEEPROUTER_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"MiniMax-M3","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
```

### Python

```python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://keeprouter.com/v1", api_key="$KEEPROUTER_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(model="MiniMax-M3", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}])
```

### JavaScript

```js
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://keeprouter.com/v1", apiKey: process.env.KEEPROUTER_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({ model: "MiniMax-M3", messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }] });
```

## Source and verification boundary

[Official MiniMax website](https://www.minimax.io/). KeepRouter's live catalog is authoritative for the customer price and enabled endpoint shown here; the maker remains authoritative for upstream model capabilities and limits.

## Guides

- [Call MiniMax M3 with the OpenAI SDK](https://keeprouter.com/use-cases/openai-sdk.md)
- [Use MiniMax M3 in Claude Code](https://keeprouter.com/use-cases/claude-code.md)

## Related models

- [MiniMax M2.7](https://keeprouter.com/models/MiniMax-M2.7.md) by MiniMax — $0.2700 per 1M input tokens and $1.08 per 1M output tokens
- [Claude Fable 5](https://keeprouter.com/models/claude-fable-5.md) by Anthropic — $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens
- [Claude Haiku 4.5](https://keeprouter.com/models/claude-haiku-4-5.md) by Anthropic — $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $5.00 per 1M output tokens
- [Qwen3.7 Max](https://keeprouter.com/models/qwen3.7-max.md) by Alibaba — $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output tokens
- [Claude Opus 4.5](https://keeprouter.com/models/claude-opus-4-5.md) by Anthropic — $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens
- [Mistral NeMo](https://keeprouter.com/models/open-mistral-nemo.md) by Mistral AI — $0.0200 per 1M input tokens and $0.0300 per 1M output tokens

## More

- [All models & pricing](https://keeprouter.com/models.md)
- [Quickstart](https://keeprouter.com/docs/quickstart.md)
- [Get an API key](https://keeprouter.com/login?returnTo=%2Fconsole%2Fkeys%3Fmodel%3DMiniMax-M3)

_Catalog facts and prices last changed 2026-08-01._