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MiniMax model product

MiniMax M2.1

1 is an enhanced large language model focused on multi-language programming and real-world complex tasks.

Updated Aug 17, 2026. Default version: MiniMax M2.1

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LLMBoard Score53.3MiniMax M2.1
Coverage100%15 benchmark families
Context window204.8KTokens
Official input price$0.30MiniMax (minimax.io) API

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MiniMax M2.1 Capability Profile

This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.

MiniMax M2.1 LLMBoard score breakdown

MiniMax M2.1 Benchmark Results

Benchmark scores for MiniMax M2.1.

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BenchmarkOctoCodingBenchScore26.1%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSWE-PerfScore3.1%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSWE-ReviewScore8.9%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSWT-BenchScore69.3%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBEScore88.6%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBE AndroidScore89.7%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBE BackendScore86.7%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBE iOSScore88.0%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBE SimulationScore87.1%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkVIBE WebScore91.5%Rank01Participants1Percentile100.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTerminal-BenchScore47.9%Rank02Participants25Percentile95.8%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMulti-SWE-BenchScore49.4%Rank03Participants6Percentile60.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMMLU-ProScore88.0%Rank05Participants134Percentile97.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkAA-LCRScore62.0%Rank12Participants18Percentile35.3%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSciCodeScore39.0%Rank14Participants21Percentile35.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSWE-bench MultilingualScore72.5%Rank15Participants38Percentile62.2%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkLiveCodeBenchScore78.0%Rank16Participants75Percentile79.7%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTau2 TelecomScore87.0%Rank18Participants35Percentile50.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkIFBenchScore70.0%Rank21Participants34Percentile39.4%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkToolathlonScore43.5%Rank28Participants37Percentile25.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkBrowseCompScore62.0%Rank34Participants62Percentile45.9%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkHumanity's Last ExamScore22.0%Rank60Participants99Percentile39.8%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkAIME 2025Score81.0%Rank69Participants115Percentile40.4%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSWE-Bench VerifiedScore67.0%Rank76Participants111Percentile31.8%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGPQAScore81.0%Rank87Participants239Percentile63.9%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026

MiniMax M2.1 Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

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ArenawebdevCategoryoverallRank70Rating / score1387.0Votes7,293ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 14, 2026
Arenatext factualityCategoryoverallRank122Rating / score1411.2Votes16,747ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026
ArenatextCategoryoverallRank142Rating / score1391.1Votes17,168ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026
Arenatext style controlCategoryoverallRank160Rating / score1384.1Votes17,168ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026

MiniMax M2.1 Pricing

Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.

Official API
$0.30 input, $1.2 output per 1M
Official provider
MiniMax (minimax.io)
Lowest third-party
From $0.27 input, $1.1 output per 1M via LLM Gateway
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ProviderMiniMax Token Plan (minimaxi.com)Provider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1MN/AOutput / 1MN/AContext204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMiniMax Token Plan (minimax.io)Provider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1MN/AOutput / 1MN/AContext204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderLLM GatewayProvider model IDminimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.27Output / 1M$1.1Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMeganovaProvider model IDMiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.28Output / 1M$1.2Context196.6KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderHugging FaceProvider model IDMiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderJiekou.AIProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderOpenRouterProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderAmazon BedrockProvider model IDminimax.minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMerge GatewayProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderZenMuxProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderOfoxProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
Provider302.AIProvider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context1MUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderOpenCode ZenProvider model IDminimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMiniMax (minimaxi.com)Provider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderVercel AI GatewayProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderEden AIProvider model IDminimax/MiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderNovitaAIProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderKilo GatewayProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMiniMax (minimax.io)Provider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.30Output / 1M$1.2Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderNanoGPTProvider model IDminimax/minimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.33Output / 1M$1.32Context200KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderCortecsProvider model IDminimax-m2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$0.359Output / 1M$1.44Context196KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMoarkProvider model IDMiniMax-M2.1RegionglobalInput / 1M$2.1Output / 1M$8.4Context204.8KUpdatedAug 17, 2026

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

MiniMax M2.1 Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for MiniMax M2.1. Runtime does not affect the capability score.

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ProviderMiniMaxOutput Speed100 tok/sCatalog Latency3 sMax Input1MMax Output1MUpdatedAug 17, 2026

Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.

MiniMax M2.1 Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

Version
MiniMax M2.1
Released
Dec 23, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Parameters
230B
Context window
204.8K
Max output
131.1K
Inputs
text
Outputs
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Open weights
Yes
License
MIT

MiniMax M2.1 Versions

Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.

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VersionMiniMax M2.1ReleasedDec 23, 2025LLMBoard53.3Parameters230BContext204.8KMax output131.1KOpen weightsYesLicenseMIT

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What is MiniMax M2.1?

Key information about MiniMax M2.1 and its available data.

1 is an enhanced large language model focused on multi-language programming and real-world complex tasks. 5.

1 significantly strengthens native Android and iOS development, delivers enhanced design comprehension and aesthetic expression for web/app scenarios, and provides more concise responses with improved speed and reduced token consumption.

It excels across various coding agent frameworks including Claude Code, Droid (Factory AI), Cline, Kilo Code, Roo Code, and BlackBox.

Data as of 2026-08-17.

FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax M2.1.

When was MiniMax M2.1 released?

MiniMax M2.1's default version was released on Dec 23, 2025.

How much does MiniMax M2.1 cost?

MiniMax M2.1's official API price is $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.2 per million output tokens via MiniMax (minimax.io). The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.27 input and $1.1 output via LLM Gateway.

Who created MiniMax M2.1?

MiniMax M2.1 was created by MiniMax.

What is the context window for MiniMax M2.1?

The default version has a 204.8K token context window.

Is MiniMax M2.1 open weight?

Yes. The default version is marked as open weight under MIT.

How many API providers offer MiniMax M2.1?

24 provider offerings are linked to the default version.

What models should I compare MiniMax M2.1 with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include GLM 4.6, GPT-5.5-Instant, Grok 4 Fast.