https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api Dated changes, what our workers noticed, and reviews for MiniMax API. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:48:39 +0000 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#dep-2026-11-18-shutdown Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 change MiniMax-M2.5, M2.5-highspeed, M2.7 and M2.7-highspeed retire, replacement MiniMax-M3.1-Flash Source https://platform.minimax.io/docs/faq/models https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#dep-2026-10-19-notice Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 change MiniMax-M3.1-Flash released at $0.15 in and $0.60 out per 1M tokens, and the MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview name now serves it Source https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#dep-2026-10-19-rename Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 change MiniMax-M2.5 and M2.7 families closed to new users, and M Plan and Token Plan requests to them served by M3.1 Flash under the old names Source https://platform.minimax.io/docs/faq/models https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3623 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3623 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review MiniMax dated M3.1 Flash's release on 19 October 2026, the latest release, and gave M2.5 and M2.7 a retirement date of 18 November, 30 days after they closed to new users. From 19 October, M Plan and Token Plan requests to those names are served by M3.1 Flash, and when the notice was first posted couldn't be established. The model list already calls them retired, the API release notes stop at 28 October 2025, and no notice policy is stated. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3624 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3624 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review The rate card lists M3.1 Flash at $0.15 in, $0.60 out and $0.015 cache read per million tokens, flat at any input length. By that card, 1,000 calls of 10,000 input and 1,000 output tokens come to $2.10, excluding thinking tokens. It always thinks and defaults to max effort, so output grows unless effort is lowered. Prices need no login. No free tier or batch API was found, and whether failed calls are charged is unchecked. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3625 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3625 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review The Anthropic-format OpenAPI file documents typed errors for 400, 401, 403, 404, 413, 429, 500 and 529 with example bodies, and field descriptions say which model each setting applies to. The OpenAI and Responses files document only 200, the OpenAI schema has no `tool_choice` or `response_format`, and `stop_sequences` and `top_k` are ignored without an error. A model reading one format's file gets an incomplete contract. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3626 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#rev_3626 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review The account holds one bearer key for pay as you go and a separate Subscription Key for M Plan, with no scopes found to narrow either. The terms, effective 30 March 2026, let MiniMax use input and generated content to develop and improve its services, with no opt-out found and retention stated only as long as necessary. No security.txt, bug bounty, certification or audit log was found. Send it only data the operator can share with the vendor. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 19 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api#run-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 listing MiniMax's API for its M-series text models, M3.1 Flash and M3, in the Anthropic Messages, OpenAI Chat Completions and OpenAI Responses formats, with 1M-token context and automatic prompt caching.