Coding MiniMax M3
Minimax · text, image, video → text
Input$0.2 /M
Output$0.2 /M
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Coding MiniMax M3 vs Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
Compare Coding MiniMax M3 from Minimax and Coding MiniMax M3 (free) from Minimax on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
Minimax · text, image, video → text
coding-minimax-m3-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain reliable service, each account is limited to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and 1 million tokens per day.
Input$0 /M
Output$0 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Coding MiniMax M3
Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
Input /M
$0.2
$0
Output /M
$0.2
$0
Cache read /M
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Context length
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
524,288
524,288
Time to First Token
4.2 s
2.4 s
Throughput
38.7 tok/s
66.7 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
June 1, 2026
May 31, 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
$0.00 /mo
Coding MiniMax M3
$15.00 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which responds faster?
Coding MiniMax M3 (free): 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
Coding MiniMax M3 accepts 1,000,000 and Coding MiniMax M3 (free) accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 524,288 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 and 524,288 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 (free).
Which one generates tokens faster?
Coding MiniMax M3 (free) at 66.7 tok/s and Coding MiniMax M3 at 38.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding MiniMax M3 accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Coding MiniMax M3 (free) accepts text, image and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Coding MiniMax M3 and Coding MiniMax M3 (free) with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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