Processing or generating 100,000 words (approximately 133,300 tokens) with MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) ranges from $0.007998 (cached input) to $0.16 (full generation).
Quick answer
For 100,000 words, MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) processes approximately 133,300 tokens. That costs $0.04 as uncached input, $0.007998 with the modeled cache discount, or $0.16 when generated as output.
Method & trust
The estimate converts the selected English word count with the model tokenizer family, then applies the published input/output price per million tokens. Real prompts vary with code, formatting, language, and system instructions.
You send 100,000 words as prompt context, documentation, or background knowledge.
MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) drafts a complete 100,000 words article, chapter, or code module.
80,000 words input prompt + 20,000 words output reply.
| Model | Provider | Input Cost (100,000 words) | Cached Input Cost | Output Cost (100,000 words) | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) (Current) | minimax | $0.04 | $0.007998 | $0.16 | 1,048,576 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $0.64 | $0.064 | $3.84 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $1.60 | $0.16 | $9.60 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $0.64 | $0.064 | $3.84 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $3.84 | $0.384 | $23.04 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $2.56 | $0.256 | $10.24 | 1,000,000 |
For MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) (other tokenizer), 100,000 words is approximately 133,300 tokens (an average ratio of 1.33 tokens per word in English). Code, technical vocabulary, and non-English scripts will have higher token densities.
Sending 100,000 words as input costs $0.04 (or $0.007998 with prompt caching). Generating 100,000 words as output costs $0.16. Output tokens are more expensive because autoregressive token generation requires significantly more computation per token.
Yes! If your input text is part of a repeated context, prompt caching saves 50% to 90% (costing $0.007998). For non-urgent asynchronous batch processing, 24-hour batch queues provide a flat 50% discount across all tokens (costing $0.02 for input, $0.08 for output).
At an average human reading speed of 250 words per minute, 100,000 words takes approximately 400 minutes to read. In contrast, MiniMax M3 (OpenRouter) can process or generate this text in seconds.