MiniMax Pricing 2026: Plans, Costs & Free Tier
MiniMax pricing and plans for 2026: Free tier available. Full breakdown of every tier, features included, free trial details, and how to pick the right plan for your workflow.
MiniMax Pricing
Coding Plan Starter
Rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours); powered by MiniMax M2.1
- ✓ Rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- ✓ Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- ✓ Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- ✓ Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Coding Plan Plus
Larger rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- ✓ Larger rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- ✓ Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- ✓ Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- ✓ Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Coding Plan Max
Highest rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- ✓ Highest rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- ✓ Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- ✓ Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- ✓ Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Basic (Agent App)
Credit-based usage for MiniMax Agent app
- ✓ Extended credits and task limits
Pro (Agent App)
Higher credit allocation for MiniMax Agent app
- ✓ Higher credit allocation and task limits
Plans, features, and usage limits may change. Always check the official website for the latest details.
About MiniMax
MiniMax is a Shanghai-based AI company (Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed) offering the MiniMax Agent app and API access to their M2.5 and M2.1 models. M2.5 scores 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified at roughly 1/20th the cost of Claude Opus. Models work inside Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, and other coding tools via Anthropic- and OpenAI-compatible API endpoints.
- Category: AI Assistant
- Provider: MiniMax
- Billing model: Subscription + API
- Free tier: Free tier (Lightning Plan)
- Starting price: $20/mo
Pricing Details
Free (Lightning)
Free tier with basic access
- Basic access to MiniMax Agent
Coding Plan Starter — $20/mo
Annual billing: $8.33/mo
Rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours); powered by MiniMax M2.1
- Rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Coding Plan Plus — $20/mo
Annual billing: $16.67/mo
Larger rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- Larger rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Coding Plan Max — $50/mo
Annual billing: $41.67/mo
Highest rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- Highest rolling prompt pool (resets every 5 hours)
- Works inside Claude Code, Cline, OpenCode
- Multimodal + web search MCP tools
- Powered by MiniMax M2.5
Basic (Agent App) — $19/mo
Credit-based usage for MiniMax Agent app
- Extended credits and task limits
Pro (Agent App) — $69/mo
Higher credit allocation for MiniMax Agent app
- Higher credit allocation and task limits
Pricing verified 2026-05-04. Official pricing page