# MiniMax API vs Beam 1.0 (slim)

> MiniMax scores 55.2 (C) to Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiniMax API scores 55.2 (C) on agent readiness against Beam 1.0's 53.4 (D), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. Beam 1.0 leads on agent ergonomics, security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do llm inference.

- MiniMax API: C 55.2, rank #751 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api.min.md
- Beam 1.0: D 53.4, rank #802 of 1175 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reflection-beam.min.md
- MiniMax API, good for Cheap long-context agent and coding calls through an Anthropic-compatible client, on data you can share with the vendor. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 40.
- Beam 1.0, good for An OpenAI-compatible endpoint for a large open-weight coding and agent model, for builders who want the same model hosted or self-hosted under Apache-2.0. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 67 against 59; Security & auth, 46 against 30; Maintenance & community, 50 against 45.

| Category | MiniMax API | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 75 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 59 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 30 | 46 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 45 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax API | Beam 1.0 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Reflection |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.minimax.io` | `https://api.reflection.ai/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. MiniMax-M3 weights are on Hugging Face under the MiniMax community licence | Weights under Apache-2.0. The hosted Reflection API is a closed service under Reflection AI, Inc.'s commercial terms of service |
| Last release | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-16 |
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| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 493 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |