MiniMax: MiniMax-01✓ Catalog verified
MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context of up to 4 million tokens. The text model adopts a hybrid architecture that combines Lightning Attention, Softmax Attention, and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE). The image model adopts the “ViT-MLP-LLM” framework and is trained on top of the text model. To read more about the release, see: https://www.minimaxi.com/en/news/minimax-01-series-2
Overview
MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context of up to 4 million tokens. The text model adopts a hybrid architecture that combines Lightning Attention, Softmax Attention, and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE). The image model adopts the “ViT-MLP-LLM” framework and is trained on top of the text model. To read more about the release, see: https://www.minimaxi.com/en/news/minimax-01-series-2
Access: available through the official Minimax API. Context window: 1.0M.
Specifications
| API identifier | minimax/minimax-01 |
| Provider | Minimax |
| Model type | Multimodal LLM |
| Context window | 1.0M catalog |
| Input modalities | text · image |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text+image->text |
API defaults
{
"top_p": null,
"temperature": null,
"frequency_penalty": null
}Pricing
Live pricing components for minimax/minimax-01 as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $2e-7 | $0.20 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $0.0000011 | $1.10 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0.32Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | ✓ Supported | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | Not advertised | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call MiniMax: MiniMax-01 through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-01",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax-01 cost?
$0.20 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 per 1M output tokens on the official Minimax API.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 supports up to 1.0M tokens of context.
Does MiniMax: MiniMax-01 support tool / function calling?
MiniMax: MiniMax-01 does not advertise first-class tool/function calling. Check vendor docs for the latest capabilities.
How do I access MiniMax: MiniMax-01?
Use the official Minimax API with the model id `minimax/minimax-01`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.