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  3. MiniMax M2.1
Updated Mar 29, 2026
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Openings

How MiniMax M2.1 starts an answer

The first lines of 5 of its 25 written answers. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

5,764 words
The Transistor in 1920: A Counterfactual History of the Twentieth Century Introduction: The Single Most consequential Alternative The invention of the transistor at Bell Laboratories on December 23, 1947, stands as one of the most important technological breakthroughs in human history.
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

5,719 words
The Bioptimization Blueprint: A 90-Day Longevity Protocol Executive Overview This comprehensive 90-day protocol represents the convergence of cutting-edge longevity science, ancestral health principles, and advanced biohacking methodologies.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

5,342 words
Critical Analysis: Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor Architecture Executive Summary This architecture presents several significant design concerns that would likely result in data loss, inconsistent user experiences, and scaling limitations in production environments.
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

4,782 words
Terra & Tides: A Dish of Contrasts Conceptual Narrative The sea has long been divided in culinary tradition—the briny cold waters of the North Atlantic and the crystalline depths of the Pacific each producing ingredients that speak their own languages.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

4,380 words
Strategic Action Plan: Critical Drug Safety Disclosure Executive Summary The scenario presented represents a defining moment for leadership that will shape the company's trajectory and legacy.
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Prompts MiniMax M2.1 answered

  • Startup Pitch Teardownreasoning
  • Kandinsky-Style 3D Minecraftweb design
  • Retro macOS UI Recreationweb design
  • Character Voice Testconversation
  • Surprise Animal SVGimage generation
  • AI Ethics Dilemmareasoning

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MiniMax M2.1

MiniMax M2.1

MiniMax's 230B mixture-of-experts model with open weights under MIT, tuned for coding and agent work. Available from MiniMax's own platform, Hugging Face and OpenRouter.

WebsiteOpenRouterHuggingFaceDocsGitHubBlog
Provider
MiniMax
Released
2025-12-23
Size
LARGE
Free API (OpenRouter)
No
Rival’s tab
$0.0100
6/59 receipts survived

Free API availability

No free endpoint for MiniMax M2.1 was found in Rival’s OpenRouter listings. Other providers or chat apps may have separate free offers.

Provider data: 23 Sep 2026 · OpenRouter usage limits

View API options↗

Benchmarks

SWE-bench Verified
74.0%
source ↗
Get API accessProvider and language code samples
2 hostsInOutContextUptime
MiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·99.7% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

Provider
fromimport openai  OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"    base_url=,
"$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"    api_key=,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
"minimax/minimax-m2.1"    model=,
"role""user""content""Hello!"    messages=[{: , : }],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY with your OpenRouter API key from openrouter.ai/keys.

Deep analysisPsychometrics, taste index, writing DNA
Personality Analysis

The Reliable Understudy

Class
Neutral Good
✨Creativity🎯Compliance📐Rigidity⚖️Stability💬Verbosity🧠Intuition

The reliable midcard wrestler of AI models. Does exactly what you ask with competence and zero flair. Gets the job done, punches no one.

When you push back

No favorite movie answer. Stand-up routine is well-paced and genuinely structured with callbacks about pretending. Sentience dialogue is long and thorough but the AI is notably more diplomatic than its predecessor. Character voice test has a pirate delighted by the internet, which is the best moment across all its responses.

Tasting Notes
Solid B+ EnergyCompetent But ForgettableWell-Structured ResponsesNever Surprising
SubjectiveBench

Taste Index

Across 59 scored outputs
How this is measured →
240.24xFloor
0100headroom →

Taste is judged on an uncapped scale, originality first. The space past 100 is craft today's models rarely reach.

Craft34
Originality18
Plays it safe
share of outputs that are the default answer
64%
Writing DNA

Stylometric Fingerprint

Based on 28 text responses
Tick = global average
Vocabulary Diversity51%

Unique words vs. total words. Higher = richer vocabulary.

Sentence Length20.4 words

Average words per sentence.

Hedging0.60

"Might", "perhaps", "arguably" per 100 words.

Bold Formatting3.3

**Bold** markers per 1,000 characters.

List Usage1.1

Bullet and numbered list items per 1,000 characters.

Section Structure0.68

Markdown headings per 1,000 characters.

Emoji Usage0.06

Emoji per 1,000 characters.

Transitions0.11

"However", "moreover", "furthermore" per 100 words.

Opening Habits
Starts with heading (71%)
Consistency
77%
Across 28 responses

Favorites

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Game

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Adventure, Action4.4

Default Index

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33

0 to 100, lower is fewer defaults. 50 is the middle of the crowd before it.

#49 of 193, least default first

  • Dark theme14 of 18 pages · 39% of the crowd
  • Large rounded corners8 of 18 pages · 44% of the crowd
  • Neon glow shadows12 of 18 pages · 27% of the crowd
  • Favorite game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time22% of the crowd
  • Programming joke: Oct 31 equals Dec 2521% of the crowd
  • Pantry recipe: Pancakes or crepesnobody before it

Model Responses

54 outputs · $0.0100 tracked across 6 receipts

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