# MiniMax Agent hosting / developer API scope

Official pricing: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt  
Category: agent-sandbox · Isolation: not published

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Hosted agent environment quote/spec unverified** (resource) [alt]

## Features

Yes: ≥24 h sessions, Python, Node.js

No: snapshots, memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, idle auto-stop, start from your own snapshot, your own Docker/OCI image, Docker inside, nested virtualization, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, preinstalled agents, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, egress allowlist, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, GPU, arm64, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, EU data residency, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, extra volumes, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/minimax.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Standalone sandbox size, concurrency, hourly or fixed runtime fee and tax treatment not confirmed in first-party pricing.
- Credits have a monetary conversion but this does not verify how many credits hosting costs.
- No arbitrary 4/8 machine or eight-hour session eligibility established.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: International minimax.io and China minimaxi.com are separate sites; actual sandbox hosting country and region pinning not verified.
- No first-party sandbox/VM/compute price exists as of 2026-09-29: the developer platform prices only model/media APIs (pay-as-you-go per token/call; Server Tools beta web_search $0.01/request) and Token Plan subscriptions; hosted agents (MaxClaw 'running 24/7 in the cloud', MaxHermes beta, MiniMax Code desktop-to-cloud handoff) are consumer products paid from Token Plan quota/credits, with plan prices shown only inside the signed-in app (agent.minimax.io/pricing renders the home page for logged-out users).
- Token Plan (model subscription, not compute): Plus $22/month, Max $55/month, Ultra $132/month with 5-hour rolling and weekly quota windows; Credits 1,000 = $1 in $5/$25/$100 packs valid 365 days; Token Plan for Teams closed to new purchases from 2026-09-05.
- Token Plan for Teams: 'New purchases of Token Plan for Teams will be suspended starting September 5, 2026.'

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Developer docs expose model/media APIs and hosted-agent applications, not a verified generic CPU/RAM-selectable sandbox rental API. Existing local research reported consumer MaxClaw/MaxHermes hosting; its USD 4/month claim was third-party only and is NOT accepted as normalized compute price. Mini-Agent is an agent harness, not evidence of free cloud execution.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: USD. FX: 1 USD = 1 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: International minimax.io and China minimaxi.com are separate sites; actual sandbox hosting country and region pinning not verified.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hosted-agent | Hosted agent environment quote/spec unverified | allocated wall time; None second increment | USD None/vCPU-h + None/GiB-h → USD None + None; null means unknown | https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt |
| token-plan | Model subscription | See rule | Not a CPU/RAM machine rental; do not convert model tokens to vCPU-hours. | https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt |

## Gotchas
- Standalone sandbox size, concurrency, hourly or fixed runtime fee and tax treatment not confirmed in first-party pricing.
- Credits have a monetary conversion but this does not verify how many credits hosting costs.
- No arbitrary 4/8 machine or eight-hour session eligibility established.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: International minimax.io and China minimaxi.com are separate sites; actual sandbox hosting country and region pinning not verified.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- hosted-agent: compute **unknown**; cannot produce a comparable quote.
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt
- https://platform.minimax.io/docs/guides/pricing-token-plan.md
- https://platform.minimax.io/subscribe/token-plan?tab=api-enterprise
- https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/Mini-Agent
- https://agent.minimax.io/pricing