MiniMax M2.7
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Snapshot
Overall
64
rank #19 of 22
Coding
59
rank #21 of 22
Multimodal
62
rank #22 of 22
Input / Output
$0.27 / $1.08
USD per 1M tokens
Context
205K
usable recall 85
Speed
~70 tok/s
TTFT 0.4s
Aggregated from public sources and independently weighted; methodology on the Terms page. Scores within 3 points are treated as statistically tied.
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Specs & pricing
Every tracked field. List API prices in USD per 1M tokens; verify current vendor pricing before purchase.
| Vendor | MiniMax (CN) |
| Released / current | 2026.05 |
| Licensing | Open weights |
| Context window | 205K |
| Max output | 32K |
| Effective-context score | 85 |
| Input / output price | $0.27 / $1.08 per 1M tokens |
| Cache discount | No published cache discount |
| Free tier | Hailuo AI free |
| Speed / TTFT | ~70 tok/s / 0.4s |
| Function calling | 72 |
| Refusal rate | ~6% |
| English / Chinese | 65 / 82 |
| Modalities | text |
| Fine-tuning | Yes |
| Private deployment | Yes (enterprise) |
| SOC2 / no-train | no / yes |
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Strengths & watch-outs
Strengths
- Light and fast
- Open source
- Low price
Watch-outs
- Weaker capability
- Text-only
- Superseded by M3
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Where it ranks among 22 models
Overall 64/100 (#19), coding 59 (#21), multimodal 62 (#22). See the full boards and side-by-side compare on the leaderboard.
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Pricing in practice
Illustrative monthly bill for 100M input + 30M output tokens: $59 at list. Your mix and cache-hit ratio change this.
Illustrative model using public list rates before any enterprise agreement; cache discount: No published cache discount.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does MiniMax M2.7 cost?
List API pricing is $0.27 input and $1.08 output per 1M tokens. No published cache discount. Hailuo AI free
What is MiniMax M2.7's context window, and is it usable end to end?
It advertises a 205K window with 32K max output; its effective-context score is 85/100, which is the better predictor of whether long-document details are actually retained.
Is MiniMax M2.7 good for coding?
Its coding aggregate is 59/100, rank #21 of 22. It is adequate for scripts and assisted completion rather than the most demanding SWE-style work.
Can I self-host MiniMax M2.7?
Yes — it ships open weights and supports private deployment, so you can run it on your own infrastructure for data control; budget for GPU and operations.
How strong is it in Chinese and on multimodal inputs?
Chinese score is 82 versus English 65; multimodal aggregate is 62/100 (rank #22), accepting text.