Minimax lists 12 models and Reflection 1. Minimax is cheaper on a typical model ($0.52 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Minimax | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 12 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 12 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.52 | $1.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | MiniMax: MiniMax-01 ($0.43) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Longest context | MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (1.0M) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) |
| Free models | 3 | 0 |
| Newest model | MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (2026-05-31) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 26 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Minimax | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $37.00 with MiniMax: MiniMax-01 | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $35.00 with MiniMax: MiniMax-01 | $150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $42.84 with MiniMax: MiniMax M2 | $156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $22.60 with MiniMax: MiniMax-01 | $98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $11.10 with MiniMax: MiniMax-01 | $53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| You need | Minimax | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | MiniMax: MiniMax-01 ($0.43) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With tool calling | MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 ($0.44) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With image input | MiniMax: MiniMax-01 ($0.43) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 ($0.44) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 128K+ context | MiniMax: MiniMax-01 ($0.43) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 1M+ context | MiniMax: MiniMax-01 ($0.43) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Model type | Minimax | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+video->text | 3 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 1 | 0 |
| text->text | 8 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Minimax | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 3 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 3 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 6 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Minimax is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.52 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are MiniMax: MiniMax-01 at $0.43 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.
It depends on the job: Minimax offers the broader line-up (12 models vs 1), Minimax the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Minimax: Minimax lists 12 models and Reflection lists 1.
It is a tie: Minimax's longest is MiniMax: MiniMax M3 at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.
Minimax: 3 free models (e.g. MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free)). Reflection: none.
Minimax: 4 of 12 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.