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MiniMax Image API

MiniMax Image API is tracked for image-01, text-to-image generation, image-to-image generation, aspect-ratio controls and API-based creative image workflows.

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Quick answers

At a glance

Overview
MiniMax's international image-generation API for text-to-image and image-to-image workflows.
Best fit
Developers adding Chinese image generation to apps through a documented API.
Trust
1/1 sources verified · 2026-05-17
Coverage
98/100 · backfill: sources

Editorial verdict

Best for

Developers adding Chinese image generation to apps through a documented API.

Avoid if

Avoid it when you need a full no-code design editor rather than an API workflow.

Why it matters

MiniMax Image API fills the image modality in MiniMax's international multimodal stack.

Pricing

Token Plan image quotas, Credits and pay-as-you-go billing vary by plan

Payment

Token Plan, Credits, Pay-as-you-go API billing

Commercial use

Generated-image use should be checked against current product terms and source-image rights.

Privacy

Avoid uploading confidential visual assets until image retention and training-use terms are reviewed.

Use-case fit

Text-to-image generation

Strong

Use image-01 for prompt-based image generation with aspect-ratio settings.

Image-to-image variation

Medium

Use image-to-image when a source visual guides the output direction.

Global user checklist

API and docsConfirmedOfficial docs cover text-to-image and image-to-image endpoints.
English UIConfirmedDeveloper docs are English-facing.
International paymentPartialToken Plan, Credits and pay-as-you-go routes should be checked in account.
Commercial usePartialCommercial use depends on generated-image and source-image rights.
Coverage · 98/100 · backfill: sources

This profile is stale enough to recheck before commercial use.

Pros

  • - Text-to-image and image-to-image APIs are documented
  • - image-01 is listed in current docs and Token Plan quotas

Cons

  • - Primarily an API surface rather than a standalone consumer design app

Decision paths

Compare with Jimeng for China-first creative UI

Jimeng is more consumer-creative; MiniMax Image is more API-oriented.

Sources

MiniMax image generation guide

docs · en · verified 2026-05-17

Documents text-to-image and image-to-image generation.

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