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MiniMax Text 01 API: 1M Context Window at $0.36/M Tokens
April 16, 2026 · 4 min read
MiniMax Text 01 offers one of the largest context windows available — 1 million tokens — at just $0.36/$1.44 per million tokens. That's 5x cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Pro for long-context tasks.
1M Context: What Can You Do?
- Entire codebases — analyze a full repository in one API call
- Books — summarize or Q&A over a 400-page book
- Legal documents — review contracts spanning hundreds of pages
- Research papers — cross-reference 50+ papers simultaneously
Price Comparison: 1M Context Models
| Model | Context | Input $/M | Output $/M |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax Text 01 | 1M | $0.36 | $1.44 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | 1M | $1.88 | $15.00 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | 1M | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| Claude Opus | 200K | $7.50 | $37.50 |
Quick Start
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.aipower.me/v1", api_key="YOUR_KEY")
# MiniMax Text 01 — 1M context
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax/minimax-text-01",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Analyze this entire codebase: " + code},
],
)Try MiniMax and all 16 models at aipower.me. 50 free API calls.