MiniMax API key setup
Chinese AI leader offering hosted large language models. Coding plans from $20/month (Plus).
Disclosure: the sign-up link in step 1 is a partner link — Dracon may earn a commission when you create an account through it. It never changes the price you pay, and MiniMax's own site is always reachable directly at platform.minimax.io.
Get your key
- Open the MiniMax API keys page: platform.minimax.io/subscribe/token-plan?code=76iAwKMWp6&source=link partner link
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check. Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: Varies by plan
Connection details
- Base URL
https://api.minimax.io/v1- API shape
- OpenAI-compatible
- Env var
MINIMAX_API_KEY- Models
- MiniMax-M2
- Model lineup
- MiniMax-01, MiniMax-M2.5, abab 6.5
Our verdicts on this kind of provider
Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.