MiniMax, open weights

# MiniMax-01

> MiniMax-01 by MiniMax. 2 published benchmark results. API: $0.20 in / $1.10 out per M tokens. 1M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/minimax-01
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: MiniMax-01 Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

MiniMax-01 by MiniMax has 2 published benchmark results on Noometry, not yet enough to be ranked. API pricing starts at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** Unranked
- **Index score:** Not ranked
- **Evidence:** Sparse 2 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/minimax.svg) MiniMax](https://noometry.com/providers/minimax)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** 1M
- **Max output:** 900K
- **Input price:** $0.20 / M
- **Output price:** $1.10 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.43 / M
- **Output speed:** 31 tokens/s [Kagi](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llm-benchmark.html)
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text, image
- **Hugging Face:** [MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Text-01](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Text-01)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

MiniMax-01 category scores

1.  Reasoning 22.4
2.  Knowledge 33.6
3.  1520253035

MiniMax-01 category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 22.4 | — | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 33.6 | — | 1 |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Reasoning

MiniMax-01 Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kagi LLM Benchmark](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/kagi-reasoning) | 42.5% | #74 of 99, top 75% |  | [Kagi LLM Benchmark](https://help.kagi.com/kagi/ai/llm-benchmark.html) |  |

### Knowledge

MiniMax-01 Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Confabulations](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/confabulations) (lower is better) | 23.9% | #41 of 51, top 81% |  | [Lech Mazur benchmarks](https://github.com/lechmazur/confabulations) |  |

## API pricing by provider

MiniMax-01 API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-01) | $0.20 | $1.10 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All MiniMax API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/minimax) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare MiniMax-01

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-   [MiniMax-01 vs Claude Fable 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-vs-minimax-01)
-   [MiniMax-01 vs GPT-6.1 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-1-sol-vs-minimax-01)
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-   [MiniMax M1](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m1)40.3
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-   [MiniMax-M2.5](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-5)38.3
-   [MiniMax-M2.7](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-7)37.7
-   [MiniMax-M2](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2)37.4
-   [MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-5-highspeed)
-   [MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-7-highspeed)

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is MiniMax-01?

MiniMax-01 by MiniMax has 2 published benchmark results on Noometry, not yet enough to be ranked. API pricing starts at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

### How much does MiniMax-01 cost?

MiniMax-01 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens on openrouter.

### What is MiniMax-01's context window?

MiniMax-01 accepts up to 1M tokens of input and can write up to 900K tokens in one response.

### Is MiniMax-01 open source?

Yes. MiniMax-01's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Text-01); check the license for commercial terms.

### How fast is MiniMax-01?

MiniMax-01 generated about 31 output tokens per second in the Kagi LLM Benchmark's timed runs. Speed varies by provider, load and reasoning effort.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). MiniMax-01 benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/minimax-01

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