MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a major jump in real-world...
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MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 holds the #266 spot for context size out of 427 chat models in the CoreAI catalog — 205K tokens, roughly 153,600 words or 307 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #38 cheapest of 200 standard-tier models by input cost. It joined the catalog on 2025-12-23. It supports step-by-step reasoning (thinking mode).
Every model in this table is available on CoreAI — open the web app and run the same prompt through MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 side by side to judge with your own eyes.
A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00090 on MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.021. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 handles 205K tokens of context — roughly 153,600 words, or about 307 pages of text in one conversation.
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1's underlying rates are $0.3 per 1M input tokens and $1.2 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.
No — MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is text-only. If you need image understanding, its standard-tier peers with vision are listed in the comparison table above.
Yes. MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 can work through problems step by step before answering; on CoreAI you can toggle thinking mode per message.
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The closest alternatives on CoreAI are MiniMax: MiniMax M3, Z.ai: GLM 5V Turbo, IBM: Granite 4.0 Micro — similar tier and capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.
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