Question: The hurdle in Agent Economics
Agents are widely recognized as the next step in the AI industry. They accomplish complex tasks through multiple rounds of reasoning, tool invocation, and self-correction. However, the real obstacle for the large-scale implementation of Agents is not technical capabilities, but “Agent Economics”: The frequent and continuous API calls made by Agents, in the face of high inference costs, have led many commercial projects to be budgeted out before they even start.
The antidote for M2: A radical overhaul of the cost structure
The release of MiniMax M2 is precisely aimed at addressing this “cost issue”. It ranks among the top five globally in the authoritative list of performance, but its hybrid architecture fundamentally changes the cost str…
Question: The hurdle in Agent Economics
Agents are widely recognized as the next step in the AI industry. They accomplish complex tasks through multiple rounds of reasoning, tool invocation, and self-correction. However, the real obstacle for the large-scale implementation of Agents is not technical capabilities, but “Agent Economics”: The frequent and continuous API calls made by Agents, in the face of high inference costs, have led many commercial projects to be budgeted out before they even start.
The antidote for M2: A radical overhaul of the cost structure
The release of MiniMax M2 is precisely aimed at addressing this “cost issue”. It ranks among the top five globally in the authoritative list of performance, but its hybrid architecture fundamentally changes the cost structure of computing. This is an extremely efficient “actuarial” computing philosophy: You don’t have to pay for the entire redundant model; you only need to pay for the computing power activated for your current task. This structural advantage has pushed the API cost of M2 to an astonishing new low of $0.53 per million tokens, only 8% of Claude Sonnet 4.5, making it the most cost-effective model in the world. The output speed is also extremely fast, reaching 100 TPS, which means it can output approximately 100 tokens per second.
indicating how intelligent and capable it is, with higher values being better. The horizontal axis represents the “price” of the model, showing how much it costs to use 1 million Tokens. The further to the right, the cheaper it is! M2 offers developers the ultimate cost-effectiveness.
This chart actually tells us which AI model is currently the most popular and widely used by everyone. You can see that the big pillar is constantly rising, indicating that the entire AI market is experiencing explosive growth. Everyone is desperately using the models. Looking at the list below, MiniMax M2 has directly jumped to the third place! It is right in front of models like Grok and Claude from these major companies. M2 has managed to rank third, with monthly traffic reaching over 5 billion Tokens, and it is still increasing. This shows that developers really love using it.
The value of M2 is also reflected in its empowerment of the MiniMax full-mode ecosystem. As the core engine, it supports the efficient collaboration of capabilities such as Hailuo video and Speech voice. This means that the next generation of AIGC applications with humanized and low-latency features will be built on the low-cost infrastructure of M2.
How to use MiniMax-M2 for programming development?
After the configuration is completed, you can see the M2 model here. Let me take the report interpretation as an example, and the prompt is as follows:
Your role is that of a top-notch “Business Strategy Analyst”. Now, you need to conduct a deep analysis of the [report type] uploaded by the user. Please follow the steps and requirements below to analyze the entire report and output it in a structured HTML format for me. [Step 1: Summary and Key Data Extraction]
- Executive Summary: In no more than 200 words, extract the three most crucial conclusions and two most significant trends from the report.
- Core Data Extraction: In Markdown table format, extract the five most important quantitative data mentioned in the report (such as market size, growth rate, cost structure, key indicators), and indicate the page number or chapter of the report where the data is located. [Step 2: Multi-Dimensional Insight Analysis] Please conduct targeted analysis of the report content from the following three preset perspectives:
- Investor Perspective: Analyze the three potential investment opportunities and two financial risks hidden in the report, and provide brief investment recommendations (buy, hold, or wait).
- Technology/Products Perspective: Identify the three core technical barriers or product innovation points mentioned in the report, and assess their impact on the industry competition landscape.
- Competitor Perspective: Identify the main competitors mentioned in the report and their market share, and predict the change in market share over the next 12 months.
The results are presented as follows: M2 accurately understood my requirements and outputted the data according to my specifications. The data is completely accurate and the presentation is clear and intuitive.
Conclusion: Transforming Creativity into Value
The door of the Agent era has been fully opened. Now, all that stands in your way is your own creativity. MiniMax M2 has already offered industry-leading performance at the lowest cost. It’s time to let go of your concerns about high costs and transform the Agent ideas in your mind into commercial value that can be operated on a large scale and sustainably!