MiniMaxMiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 is a MiniMax open-weights model. It is not yet ranked: 1 independent result so far, and the index needs at least five across two categories. At $0.425 per million tokens blended it is cheaper than most ranked models. Output speed of 27 tokens per second puts it in the slowest quarter, with a first token in 0.7 s.
- Blended price
- $0.425/M
- $0.200 in · $1.10 out
- Output speed
- 27 tok/s
- OpenRouter traffic, 7-day median; not yet measured by Artificial Analysis
- First answer
- 0.70 s
- Context
- 1.0M
- Full answer
- –
- Cost per run
- –
- Released
- –
- date not published by our sources
- Reasoning40
Versions
MiniMax has shipped 2 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimax 2.1 | – | – | – |
| MiniMax-01this page | – | – | – |
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Reasoning
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 42.5%#100 | Kagi LLM Benchmark |
Where to run it
Every provider serving this model through OpenRouter, with throughput and first-token latency measured on live traffic over the last 30 minutes and each provider’s own price. Purple marks the best in each column.
| Provider | Speed | First token | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Quantisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax | 31 tok/s | 0.97 s | $0.200 | $1.10 | 1.0M | – |
What a task costs
Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.
| Workload | Tokens in / out | Cost | With caching | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 400 / 300 | $0.0004 | – | 11.8 s |
| Summarize a 30-page report | 12,000 / 600 | $0.0031 | – | 22.9 s |
| Code edit | 6,000 / 1,500 | $0.0029 | – | 56.3 s |
| Agentic coding session | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.016 | – | 2.5 min |
| Structured extraction | 2,000 / 200 | $0.0006 | – | 8.1 s |
See also
Questions people ask
- Why does MiniMax-01 have no BenchLeader Index score?
- The index needs at least five independent results across at least two categories; as of 25 Oct 2026 MiniMax-01 has 1 that count. Launch-post scores are never used, so it is ranked once independent publishers have measured it.
- How much does MiniMax-01 cost per 1M tokens?
- As of 25 Oct 2026, MiniMax-01 costs $0.200 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 per 1M output tokens, $0.425 blended (three input tokens per output token).
Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “MiniMax-01: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/minimax-01.