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Frontier AI models for coding, video, speech, and music

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Inputs: text, code, audio, videoOutputs: text, code, audio, video
Type
Saas
Founded
2022
Company
MiniMax
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About MiniMax

MiniMax, founded in December 2021, is a leading general-purpose artificial intelligence technology company dedicated to co-creating intelligence with users. MiniMax independently develops multimodal, trillion-parameter MoE large models and launches native applications such as Conch AI and Starlight based on these models. The MiniMax API open platform provides secure, flexible, and reliable API services to help enterprises and developers quickly build AI applications.

How to Use

Use the MiniMax platform by accessing their native applications like Conch AI and Starlight, or by utilizing the MiniMax API open platform to build your own AI applications. The API platform offers secure and reliable services.

Key Features

  • Multimodal large language models
  • Native AI applications (Conch AI, Starlight)
  • API open platform for developers
  • Text generation
  • Video generation
  • Speech generation
  • Music generation
  • Image generation

Use Cases

  • Building AI-powered applications using the MiniMax API
  • Generating videos with Conch AI
  • Creating AI-driven audio experiences with Starlight
  • Text creation and processing
  • Music creation
  • Image generation

Key Features

Multimodal large language models
Native AI applications (Conch AI, Starlight)
API open platform for developers
Text generation
Video generation
Speech generation
Music generation
Image generation

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Frontier coding and agentic performance (MiniMax M3)
  • Ultra-long context window (1M tokens) via novel MSA attention
  • Native multimodality (text, code, video, audio, music, images) in a single model
  • High throughput and competitive pricing (claims 10× Claude Pro at same price)
  • Over 300 million individual users and 1 million enterprises served globally
  • Multiple product offerings (desktop app, API, subscriptions) for different user segments
  • Active research and frequent model updates (M3, Hailuo, Speech, Music)

Best For

Building AI-powered applications using the MiniMax APIGenerating videos with Conch AICreating AI-driven audio experiences with StarlightText creation and processingMusic creationImage generation

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FAQ

What pricing options does MiniMax offer?
MiniMax offers pay-as-you-go API pricing (billed per token or call) and monthly subscription plans. The Token Plan starts at $20 per month (Plus tier) and provides up to 12.5B tokens/month. There is also a Token Plan for Teams with seat assignment and shared credits.
What is MiniMax M3?
MiniMax M3 is a frontier coding agentic model built on MSA (MiniMax Sparse Attention) with a 1 million token context window and native multimodality. It excels at code generation, agentic tasks, and mathematical proof (outperforming human gold-medal thresholds on IMO and USAMO benchmarks).
What products does MiniMax offer?
MiniMax offers MiniMax Code (desktop coding harness with agent team, habit learning, and chat), Video Hailuo (video generation), Audio Talkie (speech/audio), and an API open platform. They also have the MiniMax Hub and consumer apps like Starlight.
Is MiniMax suitable for enterprises?
Yes, MiniMax provides an API open platform with enterprise-grade security and reliability. They offer pay-as-you-go billing and prepaid video/audio packs, and have served over 1 million enterprises and developers across 100+ countries.