MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) API
About
Build advanced reasoning agents with MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free), a specialized AI model optimized for complex logic and chain-of-thought tasks. This model delivers available completely free of charge, native tool calling support, open weights architecture. Access MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) via the Kilo Gateway API with up to 944K output tokens.
Capabilities
Input Modalities
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Output Modalities
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Limits
Context Window
1.0M
Tokens
Input Limit
1.0M
Tokens
Max Output
944K
Tokens
Pricing
Standard (per 1M tokens)
Input
Free
Output
Free
Frequently Asked Questions
MiniMax: MiniMax M3 (free) by Kilo Gateway costs Free per 1M input tokens and Free per 1M output tokens.
Model Details
ID
minimax/minimax-m3:free
Provider
Kilo GatewayFamily
minimax
Release Date
Jun 1, 2026
Knowledge Cutoff
N/A
API Integration
NPM Package
@ai-sdk/openai-compatible
Environment Variables
KILO_API_KEY
API Base URL
https://api.kilo.ai/api/gateway