# MiniMax Agent

> General-purpose AI agent for research, coding, websites and media

MiniMax Agent is a general-purpose AI agent from the model maker MiniMax. The web app runs cloud tasks such as research, websites, documents, slide decks, spreadsheets, images and video, while the desktop, mobile and command-line apps, now branded MiniMax Code, work on local files and can hand a task to the cloud and back. All of them share one subscription, the M Plan, whose usage limits reset on 5-hour and weekly windows.

- **Category:** AI Agents
- **Made by:** MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.)
- **Website:** https://agent.minimax.io
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

MiniMax Agent has a free plan. Paid plans start at $220 per year, billed annually (Go); $22 billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Limited use of the M3.1 Flash Preview text model and of image and speech models, 5 scheduled tasks, 20 projects and 20 website deployments, plus points from daily check-ins.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Limited text, image and speech model use, 5 scheduled tasks, 20 projects and 20 website deployments. No video model or API key. |
| Go | $220 per year, billed annually | For light use: text, image and speech models but no video model, 15 scheduled tasks, 50 projects and an API key. $22 billed monthly. |
| Explore | $550 per year, billed annually | 3x Go usage, adds the H3 video model, 20 scheduled tasks and 100 projects. $55 billed monthly. |
| Build | $1,320 per year, billed annually | 7.5x Go usage, the H3 video model, priority access at peak hours, 50 scheduled tasks and 200 projects. $132 billed monthly. |

Read from https://www.minimax.io/m-plan on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MiniMax Agent before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Two months free with annual billing** (Annual discount): The M Plan FAQ says annual billing charges for 10 months and gives 2 free: $220, $550 and $1,320 a year, against $22, $55 and $132 a month. Source: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/faq
- **50% off the first month through October 14** (Other savings): During the M Plan launch, the first month of Go, Explore or Build on monthly billing is half price through October 14, 2026. Renewals are at the regular price and annual billing is excluded. Source: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer

## Key features

- **Cloud tasks on the web:** The web app takes on research, websites, documents, slide decks, spreadsheets, images, video and audio from a prompt, with nothing to install.
- **MiniMax Code desktop app:** On macOS and Windows the agent works with local folders, the terminal and a built-in browser, and with permission operates other apps through Computer Use, in separate Coding and Work modes.
- **Local-to-cloud handoff:** A desktop task can be handed to the cloud with its context and files, followed up on the web, and synced back to the local folder once it finishes.
- **Scheduled tasks and remote control:** Recurring tasks run on a schedule, and a phone can check progress, add instructions and approve permissions. Telegram, WeChat and Lark can be linked as channels.
- **Skills, plugins and custom agents:** Skills document the workflow for a kind of task, plugins and MCP servers add callable tools, and custom agents get their own role, instructions and workspace.
- **One plan across apps:** An M Plan subscription covers the web, desktop, mobile and CLI apps, and paid tiers include an API key for tools such as Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. All usage counts toward the same limits.

## Good for

- Research, slide decks and websites produced from a single prompt
- Developers who want one agent across desktop, terminal and web
- People already using MiniMax models in other coding tools

## Worth knowing

- Scheduled tasks in the desktop app run only while the computer is awake and the app is open.
- The Go plan does not include the H3 video model; video starts at Explore.
- Unused usage does not carry over between windows or billing periods, and plan downgrades are not supported.
- The desktop, mobile and CLI apps are branded MiniMax Code, and the desktop app is offered for macOS and Windows only.

## Works with

Telegram, WeChat, Lark, Feishu, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode

**Tags:** AI agents, Research, Presentations, App builder, Workflow automation

## Alternatives

- [Manus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/manus): General AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/manus-vs-minimax-agent)
- [Genspark](https://toolgpa.com/tools/genspark): AI workspace with an agent for research, slides, sheets and docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/genspark-vs-minimax-agent)
- [Skywork](https://toolgpa.com/tools/skywork): AI workspace agent that produces slides, docs, sheets and websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/minimax-agent-vs-skywork)
- [Flowith](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flowith): Canvas-based AI workspace with a long-running agent called Neo. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowith-vs-minimax-agent)
- [Kimi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kimi): AI assistant and agent for research, slides, documents and code. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kimi-vs-minimax-agent)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://agent.minimax.io
- https://agent.minimax.io/download
- https://www.minimax.io/m-plan
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/intro
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/faq
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/usage-rules
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/change-plan
- https://agent.minimax.io/docs/code/welcome
- https://agent.minimax.io/docs/code/account/usage
- https://agent.minimax.io/docs/code/automation/im
- https://agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog
- https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html

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