The MiniMax Agent Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about MiniMax Agent in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
MiniMax Agent
The Insider’s Guide
General-purpose AI agent for research, coding, websites and media
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI agents, read from MiniMax Agent’s own pages.
Made by MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.) · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from MiniMax Agent’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on MiniMax Agent’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 23 of the 51 other AI agents we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about MiniMax Agent, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for one agent across web, desktop, phone and terminal
Desktop schedules run only while the computer is awake, and downgrades aren't supported.
- 2
Paid plans start at $18.33 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $220 per year, billed annually (Go); $22 billed monthly.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 23 of 51
That is against the other AI agents we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace MiniMax Agent you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
MiniMax Agent at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $220 per year, billed annually (Go); $22 billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.)
- Category
- AI Agents
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for one agent across web, desktop, phone and terminal
MiniMax Agent is a general agent from a company that makes its own AI models: on the web it turns a prompt into research, slide decks, websites and images, and the desktop app works on your local files. One plan covers every app from $22 a month, but limits reset every 5 hours and every week, unused usage is gone, and video waits for Explore at $55. Desktop schedules run only while the computer is awake, and downgrades aren't supported.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Go is $22 a month, or $220 for the year, which is almost exactly the middle of this category, and it's described as a light-use plan: 15 scheduled tasks, 50 projects, no video model. Video starts on Explore at $55 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The free tier gives 5 scheduled tasks, 20 projects and 20 website deployments, with daily check-ins earning points. Model use is only described as limited, so nobody can tell you how far it goes, and there's no video model and no API key. |
| Features | C | From one prompt on the web: research, documents, decks, spreadsheets, websites and images, plus a desktop app that works your local folders and terminal and hands a task to the cloud with its files. The unattended part is weaker: desktop schedules run only while the computer is awake and the app open. |
| Ease of use | C | On the web there's nothing to install, and then the details start: the desktop, phone and command-line apps are called MiniMax Code rather than MiniMax Agent, and limits reset every 5 hours and every week. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, plus a command-line app, with Telegram, WeChat and Lark as channels and an API key on paid plans that works in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. The desktop app is Mac and Windows only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who MiniMax Agent is for
- Fits if you want research, a slide deck or a website back from one prompt
- Works for people who already use MiniMax models in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want video on the first paid plan, as that starts on Explore at $55 a month
- Not for you if you hate meters, since limits reset every 5 hours and every week and nothing carries over
- Tight if you're staying free, with model use only described as limited and no video or API key
- Watch out: desktop scheduled tasks run only while the computer is awake and the app is open
- Watch out: plan downgrades aren't supported, and the desktop app is Mac and Windows only
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$18.33
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
MiniMax Agent has a free plan. Paid plans start at $220 per year, billed annually (Go); $22 billed monthly.
Model use is only described as limited, so nobody can tell you how far it goes, and there's no video model and no API key.
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.
The 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.
Read from minimax.io on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
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.
Stated on platform.minimax.ioOther savings
50% off the first month through October 14
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.
Stated on platform.minimax.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
General-purpose AI agent for research, coding, websites and media. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: workflow automation, AI agents, app builder, research, presentations.
The unattended part is weaker: desktop schedules run only while the computer is awake and the app open.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Telegram
- Lark
- Feishu
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- OpenCode
MiniMax Agent is made by MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.).
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
23/51
Other AI agents it is graded above
MiniMax Agent's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 23 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 43 of 51) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $18.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 8 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. MiniMax Agent’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 14 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 51
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 51
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 43 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 49 AI agents. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. MiniMax Agent is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace MiniMax Agent you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $220 a year.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A slide editor.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
What this rests on. MiniMax Agent’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Manus, Genspark, Skywork, Flowith and Kimi
The 5 tools MiniMax Agent is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Manus
Free plan · from $20/mo
General AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks.
- Only Manus lists a browser extension.
- MiniMax Agent also covers workflow automation.
- 3.2GPA
Genspark
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
AI workspace with an agent for research, slides, sheets and docs.
- Only Genspark lists a Linux app.
- Only Genspark lists a browser extension.
- MiniMax Agent also covers workflow automation and app builder.
- 2.8GPA
Skywork
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
AI workspace agent that produces slides, docs, sheets and websites.
- Only MiniMax Agent lists a macOS app.
- MiniMax Agent also covers workflow automation and app builder.
- Skywork also covers transcription, documents and spreadsheets.
- 2.2GPA
Flowith
Free trial · from $17.91/mo
Canvas-based AI workspace with a long-running agent called Neo.
- MiniMax Agent has a free plan. Flowith does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only MiniMax Agent lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- MiniMax Agent also covers workflow automation.
- 3.0GPA
Kimi
Free plan · from $15/mo
AI assistant and agent for research, slides, documents and code.
- Only Kimi lists a browser extension.
- MiniMax Agent also covers workflow automation.
- Kimi also covers chat assistant.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is MiniMax Agent free?
MiniMax Agent has a 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.
How much does MiniMax Agent cost?
MiniMax Agent lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does MiniMax Agent work on?
MiniMax Agent is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Does MiniMax Agent offer any discounts?
MiniMax Agent publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing; 50% off the first month through October 14.
Does MiniMax Agent have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. MiniMax Agent is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is MiniMax Agent open source?
MiniMax Agent is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does MiniMax Agent integrate with?
MiniMax Agent's listing names Telegram, WeChat, Lark, Feishu, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode.
Who makes MiniMax Agent?
MiniMax Agent is made by MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.).
What are the alternatives to MiniMax Agent?
The closest alternatives to MiniMax Agent in our directory are Manus, Genspark, Skywork, Flowith and Kimi.
How does MiniMax Agent compare with other AI agents?
MiniMax Agent's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 23 of the 51 other AI agents we grade, and level with 3.
Is MiniMax Agent good value for money?
ToolGPA grades MiniMax Agent C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $18.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $21.25 for the category: 8 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of MiniMax Agent?
To replace MiniMax Agent you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from MiniMax Agent’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MiniMax's own pages on 5 October 2026. Its plan page showed no prices as text when we went back on 9 October, so the price could not be compared again. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-08.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.). Prices change, so check agent.minimax.io before you buy.
- agent.minimax.io
- agent.minimax.io/download
- minimax.io/m-plan
- platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/intro
- platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/faq
- platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer
- platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/usage-rules
- platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/change-plan
- agent.minimax.io/docs/code/welcome
- agent.minimax.io/docs/code/account/usage
- agent.minimax.io/docs/code/automation/im
- agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog
- agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- MiniMax Agent, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/minimax-agent
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
The best-graded AI agents after MiniMax Agent, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- AI Agents Insider's GuideEvery one of the 52 AI agents we grade, compared
- Genspark Insider's GuideAI workspace with an agent for research, slides, sheets and docs3.2 GPA
- Manus Insider's GuideGeneral AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks3.2 GPA
- OpenClaw Insider's GuideOpen-source personal AI agent you run yourself and message in chat3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what MiniMax Agent’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. MiniMax Agent is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by MiniMax (Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.). Prices and plans change: check agent.minimax.io before you buy.