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MiniMax M2.7

MiniMax M2.7 is a MiniMax model with 205K context, $0.30 in / $1.20 out per million tokens, last verified September 26, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.

MiniMax M2.7 is MiniMax's current text-only open-weight model with a 204,800-token context, priced like M3.

Catalog record checked September 26, 2026Individual provider fields may change

AI model specification details
SpecificationMiniMax M2.7
ProviderMiniMax
TierBalanced
Context window205K
Max outputNot verifiedUnverified
Input / 1M tokens$0.30
Output / 1M tokens$1.20
WeightsOpen
ParametersNot disclosed
Reasoning levelsNot verifiedUnverified
Modalitiestext
API model idMiniMax-M2.7
ReleasedMarch 18, 2026

Pricing tiers: $0.30/$1.20 per MTok on MiniMax's pay-as-you-go API; cache read $0.06, cache write $0.375. Open weights on Hugging Face (licence terms not re-verified).

Verified evidence

Published benchmark results

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Published benchmark results for MiniMax M2.7
BenchmarkScoreMeasuredSource
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index22.82026-09-26Artificial Analysis · View source

Best for

  • Text-only agents
  • Open-weight deployments
  • Cost-sensitive coding

Watch out

Text-only and a 204,800-token context — M3 has 1M context and multimodal input at the same $0.30/$1.20 list price.

History

MiniMax M2.7 timeline

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Common questions

MiniMax M2.7

Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.

How much does MiniMax M2.7 cost per million tokens?
MiniMax M2.7 is listed at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens at standard rates. Output tokens usually dominate real bills, so weigh the output rate more heavily than the input rate. $0.30/$1.20 per MTok on MiniMax's pay-as-you-go API; cache read $0.06, cache write $0.375. Open weights on Hugging Face (licence terms not re-verified).
What is MiniMax M2.7's context window?
MiniMax M2.7 accepts about 205K tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.
What is MiniMax M2.7 best for?
MiniMax M2.7 is a balanced tier from MiniMax. It suits text-only agents, open-weight deployments, cost-sensitive coding. Text-only and a 204,800-token context — M3 has 1M context and multimodal input at the same $0.30/$1.20 list price.
Can I self-host MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.
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