MiniMax
MiniMax's frontier coding and agentic model with 1M context and native multimodal understanding.
Quick answer
M3 should be tracked separately because the official homepage now gives it a distinct model page and positions it as the current frontier coding model.
MiniMax M3 was released on June 1, 2026 as MiniMax's flagship for coding, agents and native image/video understanding. Its MiniMax Sparse Attention architecture supports up to a 1M-token API context window with a guaranteed minimum of 512K. MiniMax reports that at 1M context its per-token compute is 1/20 of the previous generation, with more than 9x faster prefill and 15x faster decoding. The API uses the MiniMax-M3 model identifier, supports thinking and non-thinking modes, applies a higher long-context rate above 512K input tokens, and offers an optional priority service tier for SLA-sensitive workloads. The official 427B-parameter weights are now live on Hugging Face under the MiniMax Community License, even though the checked product page still contains older coming-soon copy.
Topic guideA source-backed map of MiniMax M3, API and Token Plan access, Mavis Agent, MiniMax Design, Hailuo, speech, music and image products.
Editorial verdict
Developers evaluating a China-origin frontier model for coding, long-context agentic work and multimodal reasoning.
Avoid it if you need fixed public pricing or a model with fully stable commercial terms already locked in.
M3 should be tracked separately because the official homepage now gives it a distinct model page and positions it as the current frontier coding model.
API & Token Plan access; current pricing should be checked in account
API & Token Plan, Pay-as-you-go API billing, Enterprise sales
Commercial use should follow the current product, API, model license and billing terms.
Review prompt, file, media upload, retention and training-use terms before sensitive workloads.
Evaluate repository repair, terminal execution, kernel optimization and MCP tool use, while reproducing vendor benchmark settings independently.
The 1M context window makes it relevant for large codebases, long documents and multi-step agent tasks.
Use native image and video input for document understanding, visual coding tasks and computer-use agents.
The release reports 12-hour paper reproduction and 24-hour CUDA optimization runs; validate cost, reliability and recovery behavior on your own tasks.
Rechecked the official product and weight pages on September 7, 2026. The official Hugging Face repository hosts the weights under the MiniMax Community License, while the product page still contains older coming-soon copy. Recheck current API prices, quotas and priority-tier availability before rollout.
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Official · EN · verified 2026-09-07
Confirms coding and agent positioning, guaranteed 512K and maximum 1M API context, native multimodality, BrowseComp score and long-horizon demonstrations. Its weight-publication copy is older than the live official repository.
Official · EN · verified 2026-06-10
Documents the June 1 release, MSA efficiency, benchmark methodology, real-world agent runs, API modes and access routes.
Repository · EN · verified 2026-09-07
Confirms that the 427B-parameter weights are live under the MiniMax Community License, with about 23B active parameters, 1M context and text, image and video inputs.
Official · EN · verified 2026-06-01
Shows M3 alongside Hailuo 2.3, Speech 2.8 and Music 2.6 on the public homepage.
Last checked: 2026-09-07
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