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Paid plans start at $4/mo.
MiniMax starts at $4 per month for Audio Starter with annual billing, or $5 month to month, according to the pricing page. There is no free plan listed. The visible prices cover speech and Hailuo video: video starts at $1,000 for a one-month package. Audio points, voice slots and request-per-minute caps vary by tier. The pricing grid does not publish text-model API rates, so buyers evaluating MiniMax for text or multimodal workloads cannot calculate that part of the bill from these prices.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Starter | $4 | $5 | Small speech API workloads |
| Audio Standard | $24 | $30 | Growing speech API workloads |
| Audio Pro | $79.17 | $99 | Higher-volume speech generation |
| Audio Scale | $199.17 | $249 | Large speech API workloads |
| Audio Business | $799.17 | $999 | Business speech workloads |
| Audio Customer Pricing | — | Quote | Custom audio requirements |
| Video Standard | — | $1,000 | Smaller Hailuo video workloads |
| Video Pro | — | $2,500 | Growing Hailuo video workloads |
| Video Scale | — | $4,500 | Large Hailuo video workloads |
| Video Business | — | $6,000 | Business Hailuo video workloads |
| Video Custom Pricing | — | Quote | Custom video requirements |
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Audio usage caps
Audio tiers bundle monthly points with voice-slot and RPM caps; Audio Starter has 100,000 points, 10 slots and 10 RPM.
Audio billing terms
Audio offers monthly, three-month (10% off) and annual (20% off) billing; listed annual prices start at $4/month.
Video package expiry
Each listed Video tier is valid for one month; the published grid gives no annual video price.
Text API pricing
The published plan grid gives no text API price, so text-model costs cannot be estimated from these tiers.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Small speech API workloads | Audio Starter | It lists 100,000 monthly audio points, 10 voice slots and 10 RPM, at $5 monthly or $4 with annual billing. |
| Growing speech API workloads | Audio Standard | It lists 300,000 monthly audio points, 100 voice slots and 50 RPM for $30 monthly or $24 with annual billing. |
| Smaller Hailuo video workloads | Video Standard | It lists 3,760 video points, 20 RPM and one-month validity at $1,000. |
04Is MiniMax worth the money?
MiniMax is worth a look if you want a choice of proprietary text and multimodal models, plus speech and video APIs. The pricing page gives concrete audio tiers, but the $4 entry price is for Audio Starter with annual billing, not a general-purpose API rate. Text-model API pricing is not published on the vendor's site, and video starts at $1,000 for a one-month package. We would compare the specific model and usage costs before treating MiniMax as a budget alternative.
MiniMax pricing FAQ
How much does MiniMax cost?
The listed starting price is $4 per month for Audio Starter with annual billing; month-to-month billing is $5. Audio Standard starts at $24 per month annually, and listed video packages start at $1,000 for one month. The published pricing grid does not give text-model API rates.
Does MiniMax have a free plan or free trial?
The pricing information lists no free plan. It does not state whether a free trial is available, so we would not assume one. Check MiniMax’s current offer directly before budgeting around trial access.
How much does MiniMax text API access cost?
Text-model API pricing is not published on the vendor's site. The listed paid tiers cover audio and Hailuo video, with prices and usage limits for those workloads. Ask MiniMax for a quote or current rates if text API access is central to your comparison.
Are MiniMax audio and video plans billed the same way?
No. Audio plans offer monthly, three-month billing with 10% off, and annual billing with 20% off. Video packages are valid for one month, and the published grid lists no annual video prices. Check the package term as well as its points and RPM cap.