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MiniMax

Music API access changes

Music API access changed: Paid APIs closed to new users; existing paying users continue. Free APIs to be discontinued.

HighBreaking ChangeVerifiedOfficial Documentation
No deadline statedNot announced

Verification is under 30 days old, not a live check; date passage does not confirm shutdown.

What changed

Impact summary

Music API access changed: Paid APIs closed to new users; existing paying users continue. Free APIs to be discontinued.

BeforePaid music APIs accepted new users; free APIs available
After / replacementPaid APIs closed to new users; existing paying users continue. Free APIs to be discontinued.

Affected models and systems

music-3.0music-2.6music-coverMusic-3.0-freeMusic-2.6-freemusic-cover-free

Migration action

Recommended next step: Check whether your integration is an existing paid account or a free API. Do not assume a shutdown date for free APIs.

Source and interpretation

API platform & regional scope

MiniMax international API · International platform.minimax.io API documentation.

Not mainland platform.minimaxi.com or Token Plan billing.

Model release log and API update log have different last-entry dates; current model guide also reviewed.

Unconfirmed regions are not assumed to be global. Automatic monitoring is OFF. Source checks

Official evidence locators

August 20 applies to the paid API new-user restriction. The free-API discontinuation clause has no separate exact date; no migration deadline inferred.

Affected endpoints: Not separately specified; check model / capability scope

Action / deadline: Review required · No stated deadline

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