LongCat-2.0 vs MiniMax-M3: API price and specs
MiniMax-M3 is 33% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on input price.
MiniMax-M3 is 83% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on output price.
MiniMax-M3 is 56% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
LongCat-2.0 has a 0% larger context than MiniMax-M3.
| Field | LongCat-2.0 | MiniMax-M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.30 +50% | $0.20 |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.75 +150% | $0.30 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.20 +500% | $0.20 |
| Median output, per 1M | $2.95 +145.8% | $1.20 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.54 +125% | $0.24 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 262K +75% | 1M |
| Providers | 11 +76.1% | 46 |
| Regions | — | APAC, EU, GLOBAL, US |
| Accepts | text | file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-matroska, video/x-msvideo |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | yes | yes |
| Cheapest provider | impossibl | aihubmix |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aihubmix, aiml, impossibl, kilo, opencode, opencode-go, openrouter, siliconflow, trustedrouter, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, LongCat-2.0 or MiniMax-M3?
MiniMax-M3 is 33% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on input price. MiniMax-M3 is 83% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on output price. MiniMax-M3 is 56% cheaper than LongCat-2.0 on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, LongCat-2.0 or MiniMax-M3?
LongCat-2.0: 1M tokens; MiniMax-M3: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both LongCat-2.0 and MiniMax-M3?
aihubmix, aiml, impossibl, kilo, opencode, opencode-go, openrouter, siliconflow, trustedrouter, zenmux