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Minimax M1 API Pricing & Quick Start

MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...

Intelligence#343 / 633
10
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Input Price
$0.55NT$ 17
USD / 1M tokens
Output Price
$2.20NT$ 70
USD / 1M tokens
ProviderMiniMax
ReleasedJune 2025
Model IDminimax/minimax-m1

Technical specifications

Context window
1M tokens
Reasoning
Yes
Input
Text
Output
Text

Pricing comparison

BazaarLink retail price alongside AA's observed market standard.

BazaarLink price our site

Input$0.55NT$ 17
Output$2.20NT$ 70
Cache read
Cache write
3:1 blended (est.)$0.96NT$ 30
All prices per 1M tokens. Supports TWD credit card / official invoice.

Market reference Artificial Analysis

Input
Output
Cache readAA not tracked
Cache writeAA not tracked
3:1 blended$0.00
AA has no reference price.
Source: artificialanalysis.ai

Independent benchmarks

Scores below come from Artificial Analysis, an independent third party. BazaarLink does not participate in the testing.

Intelligence 10
Coding
Math 14
MMLU 81
GPQA 68
This modelCategory leader
Overall intelligence
#343out of 633 models
Aggregated across academic benchmarks
Intelligence
10
Mid-tier
This model
10
Category leader
53
Median
11
Math
14
This model
14
Category leader
99
Median
53
MMLU Pro
81%
This model
81%
Category leader
90%
Median
75%
GPQA
68%
This model
68%
Category leader
94%
Median
69%
LiveCodeBench
66%
This model
66%
Category leader
42%
Median
42%
HLE
8%
This model
8%
Category leader
53%
Median
7%
SciCode
38%
This model
38%
Category leader
60%
Median
33%
IFBench
41%
This model
41%
Category leader
83%
Median
44%
τ²-Bench Telecom
32%
This model
32%
Category leader
99%
Median
46%
AA-LCR
52%
This model
52%
Category leader
76%
Median
40%
Terminal-Bench Hard
2%
This model
2%
Category leader
66%
Median
14%

Top 5 — CodingCoding Index leaderboard

1Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)?/claude-fable-5-182$10 / $50
2Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)?/claude-fable-5-1-xhigh81$10 / $50
3Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)?/claude-fable-5-1-high79$10 / $50
4GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)openai/gpt-5-6-sol-xhigh78$4 / $20
5Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)anthropic/claude-opus-578$5 / $25
AASource: Artificial Analysis · Independent third-party evaluation; not influenced by BazaarLinkView full evaluation on AA →

Quick Start

Use Minimax M1 via BazaarLink API — just change the base_url:

Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.bazaarlink.ai/v1",
    api_key="sk-bl-YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/minimax-m1",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
TypeScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.bazaarlink.ai/v1",
  apiKey: "sk-bl-YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "minimax/minimax-m1",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

Why use Minimax M1 via BazaarLink?

  • USD billing (TWD-quoted) + unified invoices — no foreign credit card needed for Taiwan teams
  • OpenAI-compatible API — zero code changes required
  • Automatic failover — multi-provider redundancy for the same model
  • Chinese-language support — local team, instant help
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Minimax M1?

MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...

How much does the Minimax M1 API cost?

Minimax M1 costs $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens when accessed through BazaarLink.

How do I use Minimax M1 with the OpenAI SDK?

Set base_url to "https://api.bazaarlink.ai/v1" and use model ID "minimax/minimax-m1". All OpenAI SDK methods (chat.completions, embeddings, streaming) work without code changes.

What is the context window for Minimax M1?

Minimax M1 supports a context window of 1,000,000 tokens.

Is Minimax M1 available for free?

Minimax M1 is a paid model. BazaarLink offers free trial credits on registration so you can test it without a credit card.

Relay integrity checks

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