--- summary: "Use MiniMax models in OpenClaw" read_when: - You want MiniMax models in OpenClaw - You need MiniMax setup guidance title: "MiniMax" --- OpenClaw's MiniMax provider defaults to **MiniMax M2.7**. MiniMax also provides: - Bundled speech synthesis via T2A v2 - Bundled image understanding via `MiniMax-VL-01` - Bundled music generation via `music-2.6` - Bundled `web_search` through the MiniMax Token Plan search API Provider split: | Provider ID | Auth | Capabilities | | ---------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `minimax` | API key | Text, image generation, music generation, video generation, image understanding, speech, web search | | `minimax-portal` | OAuth | Text, image generation, music generation, video generation, image understanding, speech | ## Built-in catalog | Model | Type | Description | | ------------------------ | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | `MiniMax-M2.7` | Chat (reasoning) | Default hosted reasoning model | | `MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` | Chat (reasoning) | Faster M2.7 reasoning tier | | `MiniMax-VL-01` | Vision | Image understanding model | | `image-01` | Image generation | Text-to-image and image-to-image editing | | `music-2.6` | Music generation | Default music model | | `music-2.5` | Music generation | Previous music generation tier | | `music-2.0` | Music generation | Legacy music generation tier | | `MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3` | Video generation | Text-to-video and image reference flows | ## Getting started Choose your preferred auth method and follow the setup steps. **Best for:** quick setup with MiniMax Coding Plan via OAuth, no API key required. ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-global-oauth ``` This authenticates against `api.minimax.io`. ```bash openclaw models list --provider minimax-portal ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-cn-oauth ``` This authenticates against `api.minimaxi.com`. ```bash openclaw models list --provider minimax-portal ``` OAuth setups use the `minimax-portal` provider id. Model refs follow the form `minimax-portal/MiniMax-M2.7`. Referral link for MiniMax Coding Plan (10% off): [MiniMax Coding Plan](https://platform.minimax.io/subscribe/coding-plan?code=DbXJTRClnb&source=link) **Best for:** hosted MiniMax with Anthropic-compatible API. ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-global-api ``` This configures `api.minimax.io` as the base URL. ```bash openclaw models list --provider minimax ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-cn-api ``` This configures `api.minimaxi.com` as the base URL. ```bash openclaw models list --provider minimax ``` ### Config example ```json5 { env: { MINIMAX_API_KEY: "sk-..." }, agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "minimax/MiniMax-M2.7" } } }, models: { mode: "merge", providers: { minimax: { baseUrl: "https://api.minimax.io/anthropic", apiKey: "${MINIMAX_API_KEY}", api: "anthropic-messages", models: [ { id: "MiniMax-M2.7", name: "MiniMax M2.7", reasoning: true, input: ["text"], cost: { input: 0.3, output: 1.2, cacheRead: 0.06, cacheWrite: 0.375 }, contextWindow: 204800, maxTokens: 131072, }, { id: "MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed", name: "MiniMax M2.7 Highspeed", reasoning: true, input: ["text"], cost: { input: 0.6, output: 2.4, cacheRead: 0.06, cacheWrite: 0.375 }, contextWindow: 204800, maxTokens: 131072, }, ], }, }, }, } ``` On the Anthropic-compatible streaming path, OpenClaw disables MiniMax thinking by default unless you explicitly set `thinking` yourself. MiniMax's streaming endpoint emits `reasoning_content` in OpenAI-style delta chunks instead of native Anthropic thinking blocks, which can leak internal reasoning into visible output if left enabled implicitly. API-key setups use the `minimax` provider id. Model refs follow the form `minimax/MiniMax-M2.7`. ## Configure via `openclaw configure` Use the interactive config wizard to set MiniMax without editing JSON: ```bash openclaw configure ``` Choose **Model/auth** from the menu. Pick one of the available MiniMax options: | Auth choice | Description | | --- | --- | | `minimax-global-oauth` | International OAuth (Coding Plan) | | `minimax-cn-oauth` | China OAuth (Coding Plan) | | `minimax-global-api` | International API key | | `minimax-cn-api` | China API key | Select your default model when prompted. ## Capabilities ### Image generation The MiniMax plugin registers the `image-01` model for the `image_generate` tool. It supports: - **Text-to-image generation** with aspect ratio control - **Image-to-image editing** (subject reference) with aspect ratio control - Up to **9 output images** per request - Up to **1 reference image** per edit request - Supported aspect ratios: `1:1`, `16:9`, `4:3`, `3:2`, `2:3`, `3:4`, `9:16`, `21:9` To use MiniMax for image generation, set it as the image generation provider: ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { imageGenerationModel: { primary: "minimax/image-01" }, }, }, } ``` The plugin uses the same `MINIMAX_API_KEY` or OAuth auth as the text models. No additional configuration is needed if MiniMax is already set up. Both `minimax` and `minimax-portal` register `image_generate` with the same `image-01` model. API-key setups use `MINIMAX_API_KEY`; OAuth setups can use the bundled `minimax-portal` auth path instead. Image generation always uses MiniMax's dedicated image endpoint (`/v1/image_generation`) and ignores `models.providers.minimax.baseUrl`, since that field configures the chat/Anthropic-compatible base URL. Set `MINIMAX_API_HOST=https://api.minimaxi.com` to route image generation through the CN endpoint; the default global endpoint is `https://api.minimax.io`. When onboarding or API-key setup writes explicit `models.providers.minimax` entries, OpenClaw materializes `MiniMax-M2.7` and `MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` as text-only chat models. Image understanding is exposed separately through the plugin-owned `MiniMax-VL-01` media provider. See [Image Generation](/tools/image-generation) for shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior. ### Text-to-speech The bundled `minimax` plugin registers MiniMax T2A v2 as a speech provider for `messages.tts`. - Default TTS model: `speech-2.8-hd` - Default voice: `English_expressive_narrator` - Supported bundled model ids include `speech-2.8-hd`, `speech-2.8-turbo`, `speech-2.6-hd`, `speech-2.6-turbo`, `speech-02-hd`, `speech-02-turbo`, `speech-01-hd`, and `speech-01-turbo`. - Auth resolution is `messages.tts.providers.minimax.apiKey`, then `minimax-portal` OAuth/token auth profiles, then Token Plan environment keys (`MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN`, `MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY`, `MINIMAX_CODING_API_KEY`), then `MINIMAX_API_KEY`. - If no TTS host is configured, OpenClaw reuses the configured `minimax-portal` OAuth host and strips Anthropic-compatible path suffixes such as `/anthropic`. - Normal audio attachments stay MP3. - Voice-note targets such as Feishu and Telegram are transcoded from MiniMax MP3 to 48kHz Opus with `ffmpeg`, because the Feishu/Lark file API only accepts `file_type: "opus"` for native audio messages. - MiniMax T2A accepts fractional `speed` and `vol`, but `pitch` is sent as an integer; OpenClaw truncates fractional `pitch` values before the API request. | Setting | Env var | Default | Description | | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------- | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.baseUrl` | `MINIMAX_API_HOST` | `https://api.minimax.io` | MiniMax T2A API host. | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.model` | `MINIMAX_TTS_MODEL` | `speech-2.8-hd` | TTS model id. | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.voiceId` | `MINIMAX_TTS_VOICE_ID` | `English_expressive_narrator` | Voice id used for speech output. | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.speed` | | `1.0` | Playback speed, `0.5..2.0`. | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.vol` | | `1.0` | Volume, `(0, 10]`. | | `messages.tts.providers.minimax.pitch` | | `0` | Integer pitch shift, `-12..12`. | ### Music generation The bundled MiniMax plugin registers music generation through the shared `music_generate` tool for both `minimax` and `minimax-portal`. - Default music model: `minimax/music-2.6` - OAuth music model: `minimax-portal/music-2.6` - Also supports `minimax/music-2.5` and `minimax/music-2.0` - Prompt controls: `lyrics`, `instrumental`, `durationSeconds` - Output format: `mp3` - Session-backed runs detach through the shared task/status flow, including `action: "status"` To use MiniMax as the default music provider: ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { musicGenerationModel: { primary: "minimax/music-2.6", }, }, }, } ``` See [Music Generation](/tools/music-generation) for shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior. ### Video generation The bundled MiniMax plugin registers video generation through the shared `video_generate` tool for both `minimax` and `minimax-portal`. - Default video model: `minimax/MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3` - OAuth video model: `minimax-portal/MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3` - Modes: text-to-video and single-image reference flows - Supports `aspectRatio` and `resolution` To use MiniMax as the default video provider: ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { videoGenerationModel: { primary: "minimax/MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3", }, }, }, } ``` See [Video Generation](/tools/video-generation) for shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior. ### Image understanding The MiniMax plugin registers image understanding separately from the text catalog: | Provider ID | Default image model | | ---------------- | ------------------- | | `minimax` | `MiniMax-VL-01` | | `minimax-portal` | `MiniMax-VL-01` | That is why automatic media routing can use MiniMax image understanding even when the bundled text-provider catalog still shows text-only M2.7 chat refs. ### Web search The MiniMax plugin also registers `web_search` through the MiniMax Token Plan search API. - Provider id: `minimax` - Structured results: titles, URLs, snippets, related queries - Preferred env var: `MINIMAX_CODE_PLAN_KEY` - Accepted env aliases: `MINIMAX_CODING_API_KEY`, `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN` - Compatibility fallback: `MINIMAX_API_KEY` when it already points at a token-plan credential - Region reuse: `plugins.entries.minimax.config.webSearch.region`, then `MINIMAX_API_HOST`, then MiniMax provider base URLs - Search stays on provider id `minimax`; OAuth CN/global setup can steer region indirectly through `models.providers.minimax-portal.baseUrl` and can provide bearer auth through `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN` Config lives under `plugins.entries.minimax.config.webSearch.*`. See [MiniMax Search](/tools/minimax-search) for full web search configuration and usage. ## Advanced configuration | Option | Description | | --- | --- | | `models.providers.minimax.baseUrl` | Prefer `https://api.minimax.io/anthropic` (Anthropic-compatible); `https://api.minimax.io/v1` is optional for OpenAI-compatible payloads | | `models.providers.minimax.api` | Prefer `anthropic-messages`; `openai-completions` is optional for OpenAI-compatible payloads | | `models.providers.minimax.apiKey` | MiniMax API key (`MINIMAX_API_KEY`) | | `models.providers.minimax.models` | Define `id`, `name`, `reasoning`, `contextWindow`, `maxTokens`, `cost` | | `agents.defaults.models` | Alias models you want in the allowlist | | `models.mode` | Keep `merge` if you want to add MiniMax alongside built-ins | On `api: "anthropic-messages"`, OpenClaw injects `thinking: { type: "disabled" }` unless thinking is already explicitly set in params/config. This prevents MiniMax's streaming endpoint from emitting `reasoning_content` in OpenAI-style delta chunks, which would leak internal reasoning into visible output. `/fast on` or `params.fastMode: true` rewrites `MiniMax-M2.7` to `MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` on the Anthropic-compatible stream path. **Best for:** keep your strongest latest-generation model as primary, fail over to MiniMax M2.7. Example below uses Opus as a concrete primary; swap to your preferred latest-gen primary model. ```json5 { env: { MINIMAX_API_KEY: "sk-..." }, agents: { defaults: { models: { "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6": { alias: "primary" }, "minimax/MiniMax-M2.7": { alias: "minimax" }, }, model: { primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6", fallbacks: ["minimax/MiniMax-M2.7"], }, }, }, } ``` - Coding Plan usage API: `https://api.minimaxi.com/v1/token_plan/remains` or `https://api.minimax.io/v1/token_plan/remains` (requires a coding plan key). - Usage polling derives the host from `models.providers.minimax-portal.baseUrl` or `models.providers.minimax.baseUrl` when configured, so global setups using `https://api.minimax.io/anthropic` poll `api.minimax.io`. Missing or malformed base URLs keep the CN fallback for compatibility. - OpenClaw normalizes MiniMax coding-plan usage to the same `% left` display used by other providers. MiniMax's raw `usage_percent` / `usagePercent` fields are remaining quota, not consumed quota, so OpenClaw inverts them. Count-based fields win when present. - When the API returns `model_remains`, OpenClaw prefers the chat-model entry, derives the window label from `start_time` / `end_time` when needed, and includes the selected model name in the plan label so coding-plan windows are easier to distinguish. - Usage snapshots treat `minimax`, `minimax-cn`, and `minimax-portal` as the same MiniMax quota surface, and prefer stored MiniMax OAuth before falling back to Coding Plan key env vars. ## Notes - Model refs follow the auth path: - API-key setup: `minimax/` - OAuth setup: `minimax-portal/` - Default chat model: `MiniMax-M2.7` - Alternate chat model: `MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` - Onboarding and direct API-key setup write text-only model definitions for both M2.7 variants - Image understanding uses the plugin-owned `MiniMax-VL-01` media provider - Update pricing values in `models.json` if you need exact cost tracking - Use `openclaw models list` to confirm the current provider id, then switch with `openclaw models set minimax/MiniMax-M2.7` or `openclaw models set minimax-portal/MiniMax-M2.7` Referral link for MiniMax Coding Plan (10% off): [MiniMax Coding Plan](https://platform.minimax.io/subscribe/coding-plan?code=DbXJTRClnb&source=link) See [Model providers](/concepts/model-providers) for provider rules. ## Troubleshooting This usually means the **MiniMax provider is not configured** (no matching provider entry and no MiniMax auth profile/env key found). A fix for this detection is in **2026.1.12**. Fix by: - Upgrading to **2026.1.12** (or run from source `main`), then restarting the gateway. - Running `openclaw configure` and selecting a **MiniMax** auth option, or - Adding the matching `models.providers.minimax` or `models.providers.minimax-portal` block manually, or - Setting `MINIMAX_API_KEY`, `MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN`, or a MiniMax auth profile so the matching provider can be injected. Make sure the model id is **case-sensitive**: - API-key path: `minimax/MiniMax-M2.7` or `minimax/MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` - OAuth path: `minimax-portal/MiniMax-M2.7` or `minimax-portal/MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed` Then recheck with: ```bash openclaw models list ``` More help: [Troubleshooting](/help/troubleshooting) and [FAQ](/help/faq). ## Related Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior. Shared image tool parameters and provider selection. Shared music tool parameters and provider selection. Shared video tool parameters and provider selection. Web search configuration via MiniMax Token Plan. General troubleshooting and FAQ.