MiniMax (稀宇科技)
Known for: Consumer AI, characters, voice/video, and multimodal products.
Shanghai foundation-model lab founded by ex-SenseTime executives.
Models & API pricing
Rates are OpenRouter's listed prices (USD per 1M tokens), a convenient cross-provider benchmark. First-party / native API pricing in China can differ, sometimes materially. Source: OpenRouter, as of Aug 16, 2026. Compare them on the models page.
News & coverage
Notable recent updates, newest first.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技) gained access to mainland Chinese investors as the Shanghai Stock Exchange added its shares to the Stock Connect program.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技) launches H3, a video model with full-modal control for commercial video production, competing with Seedance.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技)'s M3 model tops leaderboards, challenging Silicon Valley's closed-source giants.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技) unblocks banned users and hikes prices as global AI rivals squeeze its margins.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技) apologizes for switching to token-based billing for its M3 model, offering subscription protection.
MiniMax (Chinese: 稀宇科技) plans an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, a major milestone for the AI startup.