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MiniMax M3

by MiniMaxReleased 31 May 2026

MiniMax M3 takes text, pictures and video and answers in text, keeping about a thousand pages in mind and writing up to about 512 pages in one reply. It is made for long-running automated tasks, coding and tool use, and is tuned for back-and-forth collaboration rather than single answers. It stays efficient on very long inputs.

TakesTextImagesVideo
GivesText

What it costs

You pay for what each request uses. No subscription, no minimum.

≈ 0,30 DA per message3 000 DA buys about 10 000 messages

50 % offStreamLake has cut its price. Every figure here is the new one.

One message, the ordinary use

1 000 tokens sent× 99,85 DA per 1M0,10 DA
500 tokens back× 399,40 DA per 1M0,20 DA
Total≈ 0,30 DA

Every rate

Meter↑ you send↓ comes back
Text tokens99,85 DA399,40 DA
Cached tokens read19,97 DA

per 1M tokens

Answer a quick question≈ 0,11 DA
Read an invoice photo and pull out the total≈ 0,19 DA
Reply to a customer email≈ 0,22 DA
Explain a stack trace and suggest a fix≈ 0,39 DA
Review a 300-line pull request≈ 0,76 DA
When you pay
After the answer, from your balance. Nothing is held.
Why it varies
A longer question or a longer answer costs more.
After each one
The exact charge shows on the request.
DepositDeposits from 50 DA, with Edahabia or CIB.

Where your request runs

Ten companies run this model. OpenDunes sends each request to one of them, picked by price and speed. If it fails, the next one takes it. DA per 1M tokens: ↑ what you send · ↓ what comes back.

CoreWeaveUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
76,55 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
319,52 DA
Cache read
16,64 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
GMICloud20 % offUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
Was 99,8579,88 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
Was 399,40319,52 DA
Cache read
Was 19,9715,98 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
DeepInfraUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
93,19 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
366,12 DA
Cache read
18,64 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
StreamLake50 % off…
↑ Sent, per 1M
Was 199,7099,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
Was 798,80399,40 DA
Cache read
Was 39,9419,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
VeniceUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
399,40 DA
Cache read
19,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
Parasail…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
399,40 DA
Cache read
19,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
AtlasCloud…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
399,40 DA
Cache read
19,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
Novita…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
399,40 DA
Cache read
19,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
MinimaxUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
399,40 DA
Cache read
19,97 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
ModelRunUnited States…
↑ Sent, per 1M
99,85 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
432,69 DA
Cache read
16,64 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
Provider↑ Sent↓ BackCache readLatencyThroughputUptime
CoreWeaveUnited States76,55 DA319,52 DA16,64 DA………
GMICloud20 % offUnited StatesWas 99,8579,88 DAWas 399,40319,52 DAWas 19,9715,98 DA………
DeepInfraUnited States93,19 DA366,12 DA18,64 DA………
StreamLake50 % offWas 199,7099,85 DAWas 798,80399,40 DAWas 39,9419,97 DA………
VeniceUnited States99,85 DA399,40 DA19,97 DA………
Parasail99,85 DA399,40 DA19,97 DA………
AtlasCloud99,85 DA399,40 DA19,97 DA………
Novita99,85 DA399,40 DA19,97 DA………
MinimaxUnited States99,85 DA399,40 DA19,97 DA………
ModelRunUnited States99,85 DA432,69 DA16,64 DA………

You pay the price of the provider that served your request. Prices read 15:19 · speed over the last 30 minutes · uptime over 3 days.

See it in action

Real requests, real replies. Try any of them yourself — one click, pre-filled.

Understands images
You send

What's the total on this invoice, and when is it due?

invoice-scan.jpg · photo
It replied

The total is 42 300,00 DA, due 5 September 2026. Worth a double-check: the handwritten day could read as 8 instead of 3.

Try in Chat Lab
Structured output
You send

Turn this customer email into JSON with intent, urgency and order_id.

customer-email.txt
It replied

{ "intent": "refund", "urgency": "high", "order_id": "OD-58421" }

Try in Chat Lab

Try your own request — same model, pre-selected.

Open Chat Lab

Call it in code

Swap the base URL and the key. Your OpenAI code runs unchanged.

POST /v1/chat/completions
Base URL
https://opendunes.com/v1
Model ID
minimax/minimax-m3
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://opendunes.com/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["OPENDUNES_API_KEY"],
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="minimax/minimax-m3",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Two lines to welcome a shop in Oran."}],
)

print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Runs this request once on your balance.

Parameters you can send

Standard OpenAI fields, grouped by what they control. Anything not listed is accepted and ignored.

Shaping the reply

How long, how varied, where to stop.

max_tokenstemperaturetop_ptop_kmin_pstopseedfrequency_penaltypresence_penaltyrepetition_penaltylogit_biaslogprobstop_logprobs

Reasoning

Let it think before answering — and see the thinking.

reasoninginclude_reasoning

Structured output

Get JSON you can parse instead of prose.

response_formatstructured_outputs

Tools

Let the model call your functions.

toolstool_choice

Questions about MiniMax M3

  • How much does MiniMax M3 cost in dinars?

    About 0,30 DA per message. Was 0,60 DA. ↑ 99,85 DA · ↓ 399,40 DA per 1M tokens.

  • Is MiniMax M3 free? Can I try it?

    No. You pay per use from your balance, with no subscription. Try it in Chat at the same price.

  • What is MiniMax M3 best for?

    MiniMax M3 takes text, pictures and video and answers in text, keeping about a thousand pages in mind and writing up to about 512 pages in one reply. It is made for long-running automated tasks, coding and tool use, and is tuned for back-and-forth collaboration rather than single answers. It stays efficient on very long inputs.

  • How do I pay for MiniMax M3 without an international card?

    Deposit dinars with your Edahabia or CIB card. Every model, MiniMax M3 included, is paid from that balance. No foreign card, no conversion.

  • Does MiniMax M3 work in Arabic, French or Darja?

    MiniMax names no languages for MiniMax M3. Arabic, French and Darja: not stated.

  • Can it read PDFs, images or a whole book?

    It reads text, images and video. Up to 1M tokens in one request, about 1 000 pages. It writes up to 384 000 words at once.

  • Is MiniMax M3 open source?

    Yes, its weights are public. Open weights on Hugging Face

  • Who makes MiniMax M3, and when was it released?

    MiniMax. Released 31 May 2026.

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