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MiniMax Image-01

MiniMax

Generate images from text prompts with configurable aspect ratio and output count.

Current price
$0.0049/image
Availability
Ready to run
Last accepted verification

What this API does

Create one to nine images with MiniMax Image-01. Images are returned as private scrollport artifacts, not provider URLs.

Agents select this operation with tool ID minimax.image-01, then inspect its current executable contract before a run.

Public input and output shape

Input

aspect_ratiostring · optional

Value supplied for aspect ratio.

enum: 1:1, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 21:9

num_imagesinteger · optional

Value supplied for num images.

minimum: 1 · maximum: 9

promptstring · required

Instruction describing the requested generated output.

minLength: 1 · maxLength: 1500

prompt_optimizerboolean · optional

Value supplied for prompt optimizer.

Output

imagesarray

Returned images value.

notestring

Returned note value.

Example request and output

This reviewed worked example is shared with inspect. Inspect also returns the current executable schema and price estimate before a paid run.

Request

{
  "tool_id": "minimax.image-01",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "A cobalt reusable bottle centered on a pale stone plinth, soft daylight, clean editorial product photograph.",
    "num_images": 1,
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1",
    "prompt_optimizer": true
  }
}

Output

{
  "note": "images returned as artifacts",
  "images": [
    {
      "content_type": "image/jpeg"
    }
  ]
}
Teaching errors and limitations

No listing-specific teaching errors are published. Inspect the tool before running to receive the current schema and error guidance.

Updated
24 August 2026

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