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MiniMax-M3
MiniMax-M3 is an open-weight vision-language model published by MiniMax.
MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3This page represents one immutable developer model ID. Serving endpoints, pricing, regions, quantizations, and service tiers attach separately and never create duplicate model records.
Provider availability
Serving endpoints and pricing
| Provider | Route model | Tier | Input | Output | Region | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OpenRouterRoute-ready | minimax/minimax-m3 | Standard routing | $0.30 | $1.20 | Unknown | Aug 28, 2026 | Provider-reported |
Technical specification
Capabilities
Version lineage
Explicit unknowns
- Maximum output
- Knowledge cutoff
Comparable peers
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Questions
MiniMax-M3 FAQs
What is MiniMax-M3?+
MiniMax-M3 is an open-weight vision-language model published by MiniMax. It is developed by MiniMax and its current sourced lifecycle status is active.
What inputs and outputs does MiniMax-M3 support?+
MiniMax-M3's current record lists Text and Image as input and Text as output.
How much context does MiniMax-M3 support?+
The current record lists a 1,048,576-token context window and does not report a maximum output length.
Is MiniMax-M3 available through an API?+
MiniMax-M3 is marked as API-available. The directly sourced provider records currently include OpenRouter.
How large is MiniMax-M3?+
The current record lists 427B total parameters and 23B active parameters. Its architecture is MiniMaxM3SparseForConditionalGeneration.
What capabilities and tasks does MiniMax-M3 support?+
MiniMax-M3's recorded capabilities are chat, generation, reasoning, and tools. Its supported tasks are image and text.
Can MiniMax-M3 be self-hosted?+
MiniMax-M3 is an open-weight model. Self-hosting is supported, and the recorded license is other.
Does MiniMax-M3 have related versions or aliases?+
No predecessor is recorded. No successor is recorded. Recorded aliases are MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3.
Which models can MiniMax-M3 be compared with?+
The current compatible peer set includes Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B, GPT-5.6 Luna, and GPT-5.6 Sol. Compatibility requires shared sourced modalities and tasks; it does not imply that one model is better. Browse model comparisons →
How current is the Model Markets record for MiniMax-M3?+
MiniMax-M3 was last verified Aug 28, 2026 from MiniMax's primary source, “MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3 developer model repository.” The evidence is classified as official fact.
Primary evidence