# 1 MiniMax model · example with minimax-m3
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://ai.helipod.io/v1",
api_key=os.environ["HELIPOD_AI_KEY"])
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="minimax-m3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Halo!"}])MiniMax API pricing
Final prices in Rupiah per 1 million tokens. Cached = prompt tokens the provider already has in its cache (repeated system prompts, long documents).
Cost calculator
Per request
| Fresh input | 1,000 × Rp 5.340 | Rp 5,34 |
| Cached input | 1,000 × Rp 1.068 | Rp 1,07 |
| Output | 500 × Rp 21.360 | Rp 10,68 |
| One request | Rp 17,09 | |
A month (500 requests/day × 30)
Rp 256.320
An estimate: you are billed per request for the tokens actually used.
MiniMax API
The MiniMax API is programmatic access to the MiniMax models. MiniMax M3 supports reasoning, tool calling, cached tokens and up to 1 million tokens of context, at an affordable price per token.
On Helipod, MiniMax is called with the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK and one Helipod API key, without a MiniMax account. Usage is billed per token in Rupiah from your Helipod balance.
A separate account, dollar billing and an international credit card.
The same MiniMax models, billed in Rupiah from one balance.
Advantages
Comparison
| Direct from MiniMax | Helipod AI Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing currency | Dollars (USD) | Rupiah, per token |
| Payment | International credit card | QRIS / virtual account |
| Other models | MiniMax models only | Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc. |
| SDK | MiniMax SDK | OpenAI & Anthropic SDKs |
| Spend cap per key | Per organization | Per API key, monthly |
| Request history | MiniMax dashboard | Helipod console, prices recorded |
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