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MiniMax Music 3 is a high-performance music generation model for creating complete songs up to five minutes long

MODALITIES
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PER SECOND
$0.0020

MiniMax Music 3 (minimax/music-3) is a music model from MiniMax. Pricing via AIgateway: $0.0020 per second. Call it via https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/audio/music — set model="minimax/music-3".

model · minimax/music-3

Use this model

model: minimax/music-3
curl https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/audio/music \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIGATEWAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"minimax/music-3","prompt":"lo-fi piano with light rain","duration":15}'
API schema

Call MiniMax Music 3 from any OpenAI SDK

POST https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/audio/music·Content-Type: application/json·Auth: Bearer sk-aig-...

Request body

json
{
  "model": "minimax/music-3",
  "prompt": "Calm lo-fi instrumental, warm Rhodes, vinyl crackle",
  "is_instrumental": true,     // omit and pass "lyrics" for a vocal track
  // MiniMax Music 3 chooses its own length — "duration" is ignored.
}

// Response is an async job — poll /v1/jobs/<id> until status === "completed".

Response

json
{
  "id": "job_abc123",
  "status": "queued",
  "model": "minimax/music-3",
  "created": 1776947082
}

// After completion:
{
  "id": "job_abc123",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    "url": "https://media.aigateway.sh/music/abc123.mp3",
    "duration": 30
  }
}

Quickstart

# See docs at https://aigateway.sh/docs

Errors

401authentication_errorInvalid or missing API key
402insufficient_creditsWallet empty (PAYG only)
404not_foundUnknown model or endpoint
429rate_limit_errorOver per-minute limit — see Retry-After header
500server_errorUpstream provider failed (retryable)
503service_unavailableUpstream saturated (retryable)
Full docs →API reference →OpenAPI spec →llms.txt →

Frequently asked questions

What is MiniMax Music 3?
MiniMax Music 3 is a high-performance music generation model for creating complete songs up to five minutes long It is a music model from MiniMax, accessible via AIgateway's OpenAI-compatible API at slug minimax/music-3.
How much does MiniMax Music 3 cost via AIgateway?
Pass-through pricing. See the pricing panel on this page for exact rates.
How do I call MiniMax Music 3 from my code?
Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.aigateway.sh/v1 with your AIgateway key and set model to "minimax/music-3". The request and response shapes match OpenAI exactly.
Does MiniMax Music 3 support streaming, tool calling, vision, and JSON mode?
Streaming — no. Tool calling — no. Vision — no. JSON mode — no. Prompt caching — no.
Can I bring my own MiniMax API key (BYOK)?
Yes. Attach a MiniMax key in your AIgateway dashboard and this model flips to pass-through — you pay MiniMax directly and AIgateway adds no platform fee on those calls.