MiniMax API model

MiniMax: image-01

MiniMax image-01 — text-to-image generation over MiniMax's native image_generation endpoint, billed per generated image. The vendor lists it under legacy models.

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Specs

Pricing and API details.

Transparent USD pricing. No mainland-China account or phone required. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately.

Type

Image generation

Capabilities

Image, Text-to-Image

Billing

$0.0035 per image

Endpoint

/v1/images/generations

About image-01

MiniMax image-01 — text-to-image generation over MiniMax's native image_generation endpoint, billed per generated image. The vendor lists it under legacy models.

Pricing

Transparent USD pricing.

image-01

$0.0035 per image. Paid in USD. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately. View live pricing

Quickstart

Copy-paste API request.

curl -X POST https://api.chinaapi.ai/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHINAAPI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "image-01",
    "prompt": "A clean product hero image with controlled lighting"
  }'

Internal links

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How do I use image-01?

Use image-01 through ChinaAPI with an API key and the OpenAI-compatible endpoint shown above.

How much does image-01 cost?

image-01 is $0.0035 per image, paid in USD. The live pricing page is authoritative. The displayed media rate may include a service margin covering provider input/output billing, payment processing, chargeback exposure, and operations. Any margin is included in the displayed rate and is not added separately.

Does image-01 need a Chinese account?

No. ChinaAPI provides access without a mainland-China account or phone number and includes a $2 free trial. Check live pricing for the displayed USD rate.