Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Minimax (China)
Paste your API key, click Save
Test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
minimax-cn/<model-id>How Minimax (China) billing works with kRouter
Minimax (China) is pay-per-token. You bring your own API key and kRouter routes to it, so you keep your own rate limits and billing relationship. kRouter authenticates it via apikey. 4 models are routable as minimax-cn/<model>.
Through kRouter, Minimax (China) serves chat and code completion and text-to-speech, exposed on /v1/audio/speech. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Minimax (China) is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Minimax (China) models & pricing
Prices are USD per 1M tokens, cheapest first. kRouter bills nothing on top; this is the provider's own rate.
| Model | Route as | Input /1M | Output /1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3 | minimax-cn/MiniMax-M3 | $0.30 | $1.20 |
| MiniMax M2.7 | minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.7 | $0.50 | $2.00 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.5 | $0.50 | $2.00 |
| MiniMax M2.1 | minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.1 | $0.50 | $2.00 |
Minimax (China) links
Minimax (China) FAQ
Is Minimax (China) free through kRouter?
Minimax (China) is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Minimax (China) at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Minimax (China) with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Minimax (China) in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as minimax-cn/<model>.
Which Minimax (China) models can kRouter route to?
4 models, including MiniMax M3, MiniMax M2.7, MiniMax M2.5. Every one is addressed as minimax-cn/<model> from any client.
What happens when Minimax (China) is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.