MiniMax API
MiniMax and Hailuo API pricing and API key: one balance
MiniMax text models and Hailuo video models: one account, one key, one balance, with no MiniMax account to open, among more than 100 models. Top up with mobile money from 1,000 F CFA. As of November 3, 2026, the MiniMax API costs 220 F CFA (MiniMax M3) per 1M input tokens on Tchavi.
4
MiniMax models on Tchavi
From
220 F CFA
/ 1M input tokens
more than 100 models
1 key · 1 balance
No MiniMax account to open
MiniMax API pricing per model
Every MiniMax model available on Tchavi, with its pay-as-you-go price.
| Model | Type | Input (1M tokens) | Output (1M tokens) | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MiniMax M3minimax-m3 | Text | 220 F CFA | 867 F CFA | 1M |
Hailuo 3hailuo-3 | Video | from 92 F CFA / second | — | |
Hailuo 2.3hailuo-2.3 | Video | from 57.7 F CFA / second | — | |
Hailuo 3 Maxhailuo-3-max | Video | from 35.3 F CFA / second | — | |
Prices as of November 3, 2026. Amounts are shown in your selected currency; you are billed in credits (1 credit ≈ 0.33 F CFA), converted at the day's rate.
MiniMax API key: get one and call MiniMax in 3 steps
Keep your code: change baseURL and apiKey, then pass the model name.
- Create a Tchavi account.
- Top up, from 1,000 F CFA.
- Create your sk-tch-… key in the dashboard.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://tchavi.com/api/v1",
api_key="sk-tch-...",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax-m3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)The sk-tch-… key is a Tchavi key, not a MiniMax key.
Guides: Video generation guide
MiniMax API questions
Pricing, API key, payment: the short answers.
As of November 3, 2026, the MiniMax API costs 220 F CFA (MiniMax M3) per 1M input tokens on Tchavi. You pay per use in credits, from a 1,000 F CFA top-up. The table above lists all 4 models with their price.
It depends on the model. Without a discount, you pay a Tchavi margin above MiniMax's list price; a discounted model can come out at or even below that list price while the discount lasts. The exact price of every MiniMax model is in the table. What you get for it: one account, one key and one balance for more than 100 models, images and video included; top-ups by mobile money, no bank card needed, with the operator fee absorbed by Tchavi; credits that do not expire.
Create a Tchavi account, top up from 1,000 F CFA, then generate a key in your dashboard. It is a Tchavi key (it starts with sk-tch-), not a MiniMax key: you do not need a MiniMax account. The same key calls MiniMax M3 and every other model on Tchavi.
No. MiniMax text models are billed per token and Hailuo per second of video, from your balance. Top up from 1,000 F CFA; credits do not expire.
Top up with mobile money, no bank card needed: for example M-Pesa in Kenya, MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda and Rwanda, MTN MoMo in Zambia. No MiniMax account to open: you call MiniMax with your Tchavi key.
Yes. Tchavi exposes an OpenAI-compatible API: keep your code and change two lines, baseURL (https://tchavi.com/api/v1) and apiKey (your sk-tch-… key), then pass the model name, for example minimax-m3.
For text, start with the MiniMax model MiniMax M3; for video, the Hailuo models, billed per second. The table compares the price of each.
No: Tchavi does not store your prompts, including the ones you send to MiniMax. Usage logs hold token counts only.
MiniMax is the company and the name of its text models; Hailuo is its video family. All are in the table with their price.
One account, one key, one balance for MiniMax
Create your account, top up with mobile money from 1,000 F CFA (+150 bonus credits on your first top-up) and call MiniMax with your Tchavi key.
Create my accountTchavi is not affiliated with MiniMax. MiniMax is a trademark of MiniMax; other brand names belong to their owners.