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MiniMax M3

MiniMax's M3 multimodal foundation model served through OpenRouter - text, image and video input, 1M-token context with up to 512K output tokens, suited for long-horizon agentic work and coding. Billed at OpenRouter's actual usage cost.

557/2,230credits
input / output ยท per 1M tokens
1M-token context window with up to 512K output tokens
Multimodal input (text, image, video)
OpenAI-compatible API (chat completions) via /llm/openrouter/v1
Reasoning and tool calling for agentic workflows
Billed at OpenRouter's actual usage.cost - listed rates are estimates

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Model Specifications

Context Window
1.0M
tokens
Max Output
512K
tokens
Training Cutoff
Not published
Compatible SDK
OpenAI

Capabilities

Vision
Function Calling
Streaming
JSON Mode
System Prompt

Token Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Token TypeCreditsUSD Equivalent
Input Tokens557$0.37
Output Tokens2,230$1.49
Cached Tokens111.48$0.07

* 1,500 credits โ‰ˆ $1 (actual charges may vary based on usage)

Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/llm/openrouter/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/minimax-m3",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Summarize the attached report in 5 bullets."
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 1024
}'

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
modelstringYes-Model ID in vendor/model form, e.g. "minimax/minimax-m3".
messagesarrayYes-Chat messages in OpenAI format (system/user/assistant roles).
temperaturenumberNo0.7Sampling temperature (0-2).
max_tokensintegerNo2048Maximum completion tokens.
streambooleanNofalseStream the response as server-sent events.

Examples

Chat completion

OpenAI-compatible chat completion request via OpenRouter

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/llm/openrouter/v1/chat/completions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/minimax-m3",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Summarize the attached report in 5 bullets."
    }
  ],
  "max_tokens": 1024
}'

Tips & Best Practices

1Works with the OpenAI SDK - set base_url to https://ai.api.core.today/llm/openrouter/v1
2Charged at OpenRouter's usage.cost x 1,858 credits/USD - the listed rates are estimates and may lag OpenRouter price changes
3The 1M context and 512K max output make it suitable for whole-repository or long-video inputs - set max_tokens explicitly for long generations

Use Cases

Long-horizon agentic workflows
Coding assistants and repository-scale analysis
Multimodal understanding of images and video