MiniMax M2-her
MiniMax · released Jan 23, 2026
- Type
- Closed
- Input
- $0.30
- Output
- $1.20
- Cached
- $0.030
List price · per 1M tokens · Minimax at 66K context · source ↗
Our take
Written Sep 1, 2026MiniMax M2-her is a hosted-only text model with a 65,536-token request limit and identical pricing across its two available endpoints. It suits budget-conscious text work where no quality data exists to guide a more precise choice.
Pick this for straightforward text tasks where a 65K token limit is enough and you want predictable costs across providers. Skip it if you need measured quality scores, multimodal input, or the ability to shop around for a cheaper host.
The case for it
- Same rate on both tracked providers, so switching host does not change your bill.
- 65,536-token request limit handles long documents in a single pass.
The case against it
- No benchmark scores or quality rankings in our data.
- No speed or throughput comparison points against peers.
- Identical pricing across hosts means no cost optimisation by switching provider.
How good is it?
We hold no score for this model.
So there is no figure here for everyday use, coding, agent work or writing. That is a gap in our data, not a low score.
Where to rent it
Prices checked 4 hours ago — each listing carries its own date.
Minimax, through OpenRouter
The lab is also the cheapest we hold. The strip above and this offer are the same one, so nothing on this page undercuts Minimax on 66K of context.
- per 1M tokens
- $0.30 in / $1.20 out
- Context served
- 66K
- Throughput
- ~29 tok/s
| Provider | In / out per 1M tokens | Context | Throughput | Trains on prompts | Logs prompts | Zero retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | $0.30 / $1.20checked 4 hours ago | 66K | not measured | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| MinimaxThrough OpenRouter | $0.30 / $1.20checked 4 hours ago | 66K2K max reply | 29 tok/s | No | Yesunknown period | Unknown |
OpenRouterAcross the 2 listings we hold: 1 says it does not train on prompts, 0 say they do and 1 does not say. 0 appear in the zero-retention registry we check; the rest are unknown to us.
What each host's API supports
From the parameter list each endpoint publishes. Streaming is omitted: nothing we hold reports it, for any model.
| Provider | Tool calling | JSON output | Strict schema |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterOpenRouter's own listing | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| MinimaxThrough OpenRouter | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Tool calling: 0 of 2 listings say yes, 2 say no. JSON output: 0 of 2 listings say yes, 2 say no. Strict schema: 0 of 2 listings say yes, 2 say no.
When we formed this view
Recent changes
What moved
first indexed by our pipelineEach date is the day we first saw the change, or the day the maker announced it.
What we do not know about this model yet
- No independent board has scored it, so we hold no quality figures at all.
- Nothing we hold says whether an endpoint streams, so we do not show it either way.
- 1 of 2 listings does not say whether it trains on prompts.
- We hold no batch or off-peak rate for any of its listings.
Licence and identifiers
What the licence allowsWe hold no licence record for this model. Inside are the identifiers you need to pull it — its Hugging Face repo where we have one, our slug and a machine-readable card.
Licence
We hold no licence record for this model, and no record of published weights either — so we can neither summarise its terms nor point you at the weights.
Identifiers
- Takes in, gives back
- Text in, text out
- Catalogue slug
- minimax-minimax-m2-her