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MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1

Source description (English)

MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a major jump in real-world...

Overview

Model specifications

Context
204,800 tokens
Maximum output
131,072 tokens
Architecture
text->text
Tokenizer
Other
Knowledge cutoff
Not provided
Moderated
No
OPENROUTER

Complete pricing

Synchronized OpenRouter rates. Token prices are shown per one million tokens.

Input
$0.3
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.2
per 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.03
per 1M tokens
API

Model configuration

Default parameters

temperature
1
top_p
0.9

Reasoning

Reasoning required
Yes
Default parameters
No
API

Quick start

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY locally. Python requires requests; JavaScript runs in Node.js. Keep the key on the server.

API documentation

curl --fail-with-body https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/minimax-m2.1","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello!"}]}'
Capabilities

InputOutput

Input
text
Output
text
Reasoning

No

API

Supported API parameters

frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoningmax_tokenspresence_penaltyreasoningrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstoptemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_p
Available providers

3 providers

Checked: September 21, 2026

Live providers on OpenRouter

Provider availability, latency, throughput and routing can change continuously. Open the source page for current operational data.

OpenRouter

Novita

fp8
Context
205K
Maximum output
131K
Input
$0.3
Output
$1.2
Cache read
$0.03
Cache write
Not provided

Minimax

fp8
Context
205K
Maximum output
131K
Input
$0.3
Output
$1.2
Cache read
$0.03
Cache write
Not provided

Minimax

fp8
Context
205K
Maximum output
131K
Input
$0.3
Output
$2.4
Cache read
$0.03
Cache write
Not provided
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