MiniMax M2 price increase: output $1.02 → $1.20 per 1M tokens

MiniMax's MiniMax M2 changed its list price between Jul 28, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026: input $0.26 → $0.30 and output $1.02 → $1.20 per 1M tokens (+18%).

What it means per task

Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.

Task	Before	After	Per 1,000 tasks
Answer a chat question	0.10¢	0.12¢	$1.00 → $1.18
Reply to a customer email	0.06¢	0.07¢	$0.56 → $0.66
Write a 1,500-word blog post	0.23¢	0.27¢	$2.32 → $2.72
Write 10 product descriptions	0.17¢	0.21¢	$1.75 → $2.05
Translate 1,000 words	0.62¢	0.73¢	$6.23 → $7.33
Proofread one page (500 words)	0.13¢	0.15¢	$1.31 → $1.54
Summarize a 20-page PDF	0.40¢	0.47¢	$4.01 → $4.72
Extract data from an invoice	0.10¢	0.12¢	$1.01 → $1.18
Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet	1.8¢	2.1¢	$17.58 → $20.68
Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG)	0.22¢	0.26¢	$2.25 → $2.64
Classify 100 support tickets	0.23¢	0.27¢	$2.33 → $2.74
Review 500 lines of code	0.39¢	0.45¢	$3.85 → $4.53
Write a SQL query	0.08¢	0.09¢	$0.79 → $0.92
Run a 50-step coding agent	59¢	70¢	$591 → $696