MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)
Analysis Summary
MiniMax M3 provides a broad input surface, accepting text, images, and video, alongside a 524K context window, tool use, and function calling. That combination is relevant to multimedia content analysis, campaign asset review, long briefs, and automation that needs more than text input.
Pricing of $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens makes it attractive for volume workflows and exploratory multimodal applications. The main limitation is the absence of independent benchmark data for this variant, so its reasoning quality, coding ability, and tool reliability cannot be assessed against proven production models.
It merits a controlled trial for cost-sensitive content and media workflows. Validate structured output and tool-call accuracy before assigning autonomous tasks.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
MiniMax M3 offers multimodal text, image, and video understanding with a 524K context and tool calling at low prices, but independent benchmark data is not provided for this variant.
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DFO Verdict
MiniMax M3 offers multimodal text, image, and video understanding with a 524K context and tool calling at low prices, but independent benchmark data is not provided for this variant.
How MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) compares
Its 524K-token context window is larger than 78% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 48% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $1.20 | $0.001200 |
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Talk to our teamAbout MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,..
Frequently asked questions about MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)
How much does MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) cost?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) has a context window of 524,288 tokens (524K).
What can MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) do?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch)?
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (batch) is developed by MiniMax and was released on May 31, 2026.