> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pay as You Go

> MiniMax Pay as You Go Pricing

Pay-as-you-go uses standard Open Platform API Keys and consumes your account balance by actual usage. Credits are a separate prepaid balance used through a Subscription Key with the same resource coverage as Token Plan. For Credits pricing and usage behavior, see [Token Plan pricing](/docs/guides/pricing-token-plan).

## LLM

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<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Standard">
    | Model | Input | Output | Prompt caching Read |
    | :- | :- | :- | :- |
    | **MiniMax-M3**<br />≤ 512k input tokens <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-red-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300">Permanent 50% off</span> | ~~\$0.60~~ \$0.30 / M tokens | ~~\$2.40~~ \$1.20 / M tokens | ~~\$0.12~~ \$0.06 / M tokens |
    | **MiniMax-M3**<br />> 512k input tokens\* <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-red-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300">Permanent 50% off</span> | ~~\$1.20~~ \$0.60 / M tokens | ~~\$4.80~~ \$2.40 / M tokens | ~~\$0.24~~ \$0.12 / M tokens |
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Priority*">
    | Model | Input | Output | Prompt caching Read |
    | :- | :- | :- | :- |
    | **MiniMax-M3**<br />≤ 512k input tokens <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-red-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300">Permanent 50% off</span> | ~~\$0.90~~ \$0.45 / M tokens | ~~\$3.60~~ \$1.80 / M tokens | ~~\$0.18~~ \$0.09 / M tokens |
    | **MiniMax-M3**<br />> 512k input tokens <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-red-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/30 dark:text-red-300">Permanent 50% off</span> | ~~\$1.80~~ \$0.90 / M tokens | ~~\$7.20~~ \$3.60 / M tokens | ~~\$0.36~~ \$0.18 / M tokens |

    \* Priority provides priority admission for faster response times and improved request reliability. Set `service_tier` to `priority` to enable it. Pricing is 1.5x standard.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

| Model | Input | Output | Prompt caching Read | Prompt caching Write |
| :- | :- | :- | :- | :- |
| **MiniMax-M2.7** | \$0.3 / M tokens | \$1.2 / M tokens | \$0.06 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
| **MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed** | \$0.6 / M tokens | \$2.4 / M tokens | \$0.06 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |

<Accordion title="Legacy Models">
  | Model | Input | Output | Prompt caching Read | Prompt caching Write |
  | :- | :- | :- | :- | :- |
  | **MiniMax-M2.5** | \$0.3 / M tokens | \$1.2 / M tokens | \$0.03 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
  | **MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed** | \$0.6 / M tokens | \$2.4 / M tokens | \$0.03 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
  | **MiniMax-M2.1** | \$0.3 / M tokens | \$1.2 / M tokens | \$0.03 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
  | **MiniMax-M2.1-highspeed** | \$0.6 / M tokens | \$2.4 / M tokens | \$0.03 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
  | **MiniMax-M2** | \$0.3 / M tokens | \$1.2 / M tokens | \$0.03 / M tokens | \$0.375 / M tokens |
</Accordion>

<Info>
  Note:

  1. The billing item is token count; the token-to-character ratio varies slightly depending on the usage scenario, subject to actual consumption
  2. Token to English word ratio (estimate): approximately 750 English words consume 1000 tokens
</Info>

## Audio

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**Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)**

| **API** | **Endpoint** | **Description** | **Price** |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| Speech Recognition | Speech-to-Text | Audio-to-text transcription with streaming, speaker diarization, and subtitle (srt/vtt) export. | \$0.38 / hour |

**Text-to-Speech (TTS)**

| **API** | **Model** | **Description** | **Price** |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| **T2A** (Sync) | speech-2.8-hd | Real-time synthesis with volume/pitch/speed/mixing controls and bitrate/sample-rate options. Best for short-form conversational audio. | \$100 / M characters |
| **T2A** (Sync) | speech-2.8-turbo | Same capabilities as hd, optimized for speed and cost. | \$60 / M characters |
| **T2A Async** | speech-2.8-hd | Asynchronous long-form synthesis, up to 1M characters per request, retrieved asynchronously. | \$100 / M characters |
| **T2A Async** | speech-2.8-turbo | Same capabilities as hd, optimized for speed and cost. | \$60 / M characters |

**Voice Management**

| **API** | **Description** | **Price** | **Notes** |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| **Voice Design** | Generate a voice (voice\_id) from a natural-language description; usable in both sync and async T2A endpoints. | \$3 per voice | Charged when the designed voice is first used for synthesis, not at generation time. In-API preview synthesis is billed at \$60 / M characters. |
| **Rapid Voice Cloning** | LLM-powered voice cloning that produces a high-fidelity replica in seconds, without long high-quality reference audio. | \$1.5 per voice | Charged when the cloned voice is first used for synthesis, not at cloning time. Preview characters are billed at the selected preview model's rate. |

<Accordion title="Legacy Models">
  | API | Model | Price |
  | :- | :- | :- |
  | **T2A** | speech-2.6-turbo / speech-02-turbo | \$60/M characters |
  | **T2A** | speech-2.6-hd / speech-02-hd | \$100/M characters |
</Accordion>

## Video

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**Video Generation - Output Pricing**

| **Model / API** | **Resolution** | **Billing Rules** | **List Price** |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3</div> | 768P | Billed per second | \$0.08 / second |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3</div> | 2K | Billed per second | \$0.13 / second |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Max</div> | 480P | Billed per second | \$0.05 / second |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Max</div> | 768P | Billed per second | \$0.08 / second |

**Video Generation - Input Material Pricing**

| **Model / API** | **Material Type** | **Billing Rules** |
| :- | :- | :- |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3</div> | Audio | Free |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3</div> | Image | First **5 images** free; **\$0.04 per additional image** |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3</div> | Video | Billed by input video duration and output video resolution: **2K \$0.13/sec**, **768P \$0.08/sec** |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Max</div> | Audio | Free |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Max</div> | Image | First **2 images** free; **\$0.074 per additional image** |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Max</div> | Video | Billed by input video duration and output video resolution: **480P \$0.0553/sec**, **768P \$0.143/sec** |

**Video Regeneration - Output Pricing**

Regenerate a previously produced 768P video into 2K, billed per second of the regenerated output.

| **Model / API** | **Resolution** | **Billing Rules** | **List Price** |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Regeneration</div> | 768P → 2K | Billed per second of the regenerated output | \$0.05 / second |

**Video Regeneration - Input Material Pricing**

The input materials used in the original 768P generation task will be billed again.

| **Model / API** | **Material Type** | **Billing Rules** |
| :- | :- | :- |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Regeneration</div> | Audio | Free |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Regeneration</div> | Image | First **5 images** free; **\$0.025 per additional image** |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Regeneration</div> | Video | Billed by input video duration from the original 768P task: **\$0.05 / second** |

**H3-Context-IR Task Pricing**

| **Model / API** | **Input Price** | **Output Price** |
| :- | :-: | :-: |
| <div style={{minWidth:'240px'}}>MiniMax-H3-Context-IR</div> | \$0.90 / M tokens | \$3.60 / M tokens |

<Accordion title="Legacy Models">
  | Model | Price |
  | :- | :- |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3-Fast | \$0.19 per 768P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3-Fast | \$0.32 per 768P, 10s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3-Fast | \$0.33 per 1080P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3 | \$0.28 per 768P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3 | \$0.56 per 768P, 10s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3 | \$0.49 per 1080P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-02 | \$0.28 per 768P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-02 | \$0.56 per 768P, 10s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-02 | \$0.49 per 1080P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-02 | \$0.10 per 512P, 6s video |
  | MiniMax-Hailuo-02 | \$0.15 per 512P, 10s video |
</Accordion>

## Music

<Note title="Music API Service Adjustment Notice">
  Starting August 20, 2026, the paid APIs (Music Generation and Lyrics Generation) will no longer be available to new users; existing paying users can continue to use the current API services. The free music generation APIs (Music-3.0-free, Music-2.6-free, music-cover-free) will be discontinued.

  To experience or use music generation capabilities, please visit [MiniMax Audio](https://www.minimax.io/audio), or use the open-source [MiniMax Music 3 model on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Music3).
</Note>

| Model | Description | Price |
| :- | :- | :-: |
| Music-3.0 (Discontinued) | RPM = 120, contact sales to increase | \$0.15/up-to-5 minutes music |
| Music-2.6 (Discontinued) | RPM = 120, contact sales to increase | \$0.15/up-to-5 minutes music |
| Lyrics Generation (Discontinued) | Lyrics generation/editing | \$0.01/per song |

<Accordion title="Legacy Models">
  | Model | Description | Price |
  | :- | :- | :-: |
  | Music-2.5+ (Discontinued) | Instrumental unlocked, break through style boundaries | \$0.15/up-to-5 minutes music |
  | Music-2.5 (Discontinued) | Direct the detail, define the real | \$0.15/up-to-5 minutes music |
  | Music-2.0 (Discontinued) | Enhanced musical expression | \$0.03/up-to-5 minutes music |
</Accordion>

## Image

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| Model | Price |
| :- | :- |
| image-01 | \$0.0035 per image |

## MCP

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| Model | Input Price |
| :- | :- |
| **API-vlm** | \$0.01 / request |

When API-vlm is called through M Plan, usage deducts from the included M Plan quota according to its pay-as-you-go price. If the included quota is exhausted and purchased Credits are available, additional usage can be automatically covered by purchased Credits.

<Callout color="#FFC107">
  🔔 **Pricing Update Notice** — Effective July 22, 2026, the API-vlm price will be adjusted to \$0.01 per call. Accordingly, the token quota deducted per API-vlm call under M Plan subscriptions will decrease, allowing the same plan to support more calls. API endpoints and model capabilities remain unchanged — no code changes required.
</Callout>

## Server Tools <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-blue-50 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold text-blue-700 before:content-['Beta'] dark:bg-blue-900/30 dark:text-blue-300" />

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| Server Tool | Description | Price |
| :- | :- | :- |
| **web\_search** | Web search; the model runs the search on the server and answers based on the results. See [Server Tools](/docs/guides/server-tools). | \$0.01 / request |