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MiniMax CLI

MiniMax CLI

Give your AI agents native multimodal capabilities

Overview

What it is

Founded in early 2022, MiniMax is driven by the mission to 'co-create intelligence with everyone,' dedicated to advancing the frontiers of AI and achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). MiniMax has independently developed a series of multimodal foundation models with powerful code and Agent capabilities, as well as ultra-long context processing, capable of understanding, generating, and integrating multiple modalities including text, audio, image, video, and music.

Intent

I need it when

Generate multimodal content including text, video, audio, and images programmatically

MiniMax CLI enables developers to access the full-stack model matrix covering text (M2.7), video (Hailuo 2.3), speech (Speech 2.8), and music (Music 2.6) generation through unified API endpoints

Integrate advanced coding and engineering capabilities into development tools

MiniMax M2.7 model accessed via CLI offers advanced coding capability and production system understanding, enabling developers to build tools that handle complex engineering tasks and office automation scenarios

Build AI agents that automate complex workflows and multi-step tasks

MiniMax CLI provides access to MiniMax Agent capabilities with advanced agentic performance, allowing developers to build self-improving agents that evaluate tasks, assemble teams, and automate repetitive workflows through command-line integration

Process ultra-long context documents and maintain conversation state across extended interactions

MiniMax CLI provides access to models with ultra-long context processing capability, allowing developers to build applications that handle extended documents and multi-round interactions without context loss

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User requires on-premise deployment or air-gapped environments; MiniMax is cloud-based API platform
  • Organization needs single-modality focus only; MiniMax targets multi-modal use cases across text, audio, video, image, and music
  • User requires transparent per-token pricing upfront; specific pricing tiers not detailed in available documentation
  • Project requires legacy system integration without API support; MiniMax is API-first platform
  • User needs offline-first or local-only processing; MiniMax operates as cloud service requiring internet connectivity
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Pricing

Token Plan subscriptions, prepaid Credits, Video Packages, Audio Subscription, and Pay-as-You-Go API billing View pricing