MiniMax M2.1

MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers

Creator: MiniMax
Lifecycle: Active
Context: 196.6K
Max output: —
Released: Dec 23, 2025
Status: unknown

Input: $0.27 / 1M tokens
Output: $0.95 / 1M tokens
Cached read: $0.03 / 1M tokens
Cached write: — / 1M tokens
Batch discount: —%
Source: OpenRouter
Verified: Apr 5, 2026 (High)

Capabilities

Modalities: text→text
Capabilities: reasoningpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs

Official Links

Intro

https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m2.1

Docs

https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m2.1

Pricing

https://openrouter.ai/models

Benchmark Coverage

Benchmark	Version	Score	Date	Source	Notes

Release History

Release	Alias	Lifecycle	Release Date	Deprecation	Shutdown	Summary
MiniMax M2.1	minimax-minimax-m2-1	Active	Dec 23, 2025	—	—	Model available via OpenRouter.

Host Coverage

Host	Type	Context	Pricing Note	Differences
OpenRouter	aggregator	196.6K	$0.27/1M in · $0.95/1M out via OpenRouter	—

Migration Guidance

Change Events

Date	Type	Title	Description	Source
Dec 23, 2025	family_added	MiniMax M2.1 published	Model made available via OpenRouter.	OpenRouter

Other models from MiniMax

MiniMax M1, MiniMax M2, MiniMax M2-her, MiniMax M2.5, MiniMax M2.5, MiniMax M2.7, MiniMax-01