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MiniMax M3 is free in Command Code

MiniMax M3 is now FREE in Command Code! We're partnering up with MiniMax. One of the best open models.

Team Command Code
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Jun 15, 2026

MiniMax M3 is now FREE in Command Code! We're partnering up with MiniMax. One of the best open models.

LIVE NOW

  • all subscribers $1 Go, Pro, Max, Ultra
  • June 15-17 till capacity lasts

HOW

1npm i -g command-code 2cmd /model MiniMax M3 (FREE)

What are you building?

MiniMax M3 at a glance

Frontier coding, agents & native multimodality.

SpecMiniMax M3
Model IDminimaxai/minimax-m3
Context window1M tokens
ReleasedJune 1, 2026
Intelligence Index29.2
Coding Index58.6
Input$0.30 per 1M tokens
Output$1.20 per 1M tokens
Cache read$0.06 per 1M tokens
Effective input in an agent loop$0.13 per 1M tokens
PlansGo and above

Specs, pricing and plans are from the MiniMax M3 model page as of September 28, 2026, including any deal running that day, so they can differ from the launch pricing above. Intelligence and Coding Index scores are from Artificial Analysis.

Use MiniMax M3

1cmd --model minimaxai/minimax-m3

Or type /model in a session and pick it. You can switch mid-session without losing context.

What real work costs on MiniMax M3

TaskTokens (in · out)Cost
Quick lookup / one-liner8K · 1K$0.0019
Review a 500-line PR60K · 4K$0.01
Fix a bug (agent loop)180K · 12K$0.04
Refactor a module320K · 20K$0.06
Full-repo agent run900K · 45K$0.16

Try Command Code

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1npm i -g command-code

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