MiniMax M2.7 as a coding agent in your terminal
MiniMax M2.7 by MiniMax, one of 250+ models you can use in Darce, the open source AI coding agent you can undo.
| Model | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | MiniMax |
| Model id | minimax/minimax-m2.7 |
| Context window | 205k tokens |
| Price per 1M tokens | $0.21 input · $0.84 output (OpenRouter) |
| Can do | tool calling · reasoning |
| Category | Open weights and budget |
Strengths
MiniMax M2.7, a low-cost open-weight model aimed at coding agents.
OpenRouter's description:
MiniMax-M2.7 is a next-generation large language model designed for autonomous, real-world productivity and continuous improvement. Built to actively participate in its own evolution, M2.7 integrates advanced agentic capabilities through multi-agent...
Use MiniMax M2.7 as a coding agent in your terminal
Start Darce in your project with MiniMax M2.7:
npm install -g darce-cli
darce --model minimax/minimax-m2.7Already in a session? Type /model minimax/minimax-m2.7, or open the picker with Ctrl+P. Darce then reads your code, edits files and runs commands with MiniMax M2.7; risky commands ask first, and /undo reverses any change, including what shell commands did. No account yet? npx darce-cli lets you try it free. Which plan includes which models is on the pricing page.
Make it your default or a gear
In ~/.darcerc, set it as the starting model or add it to the gears you move between with Shift+↑ / Shift+↓ (see configuration):
{
"router": { "default": "minimax/minimax-m2.7" },
"gears": ["qwen/qwen3-coder", "minimax/minimax-m2.7"]
}Compare it on your own code
Benchmarks rarely match your repository. Race MiniMax M2.7 against two other models on a real task and keep the best diff:
/derby --models minimax/minimax-m2.7,minimax/minimax-m3,openai/gpt-oss-120b fix the failing testRead more about /derby and /swarm.
Related models
- MiniMax M3 (MiniMax): 1.05M tokens, $0.30 / $1.20 per 1M tokens
- gpt-oss-120b (OpenAI): 131k tokens, $0.037 / $0.17 per 1M tokens
- Gemma 4 31B (Google): 262k tokens, $0.090 / $0.34 per 1M tokens
- Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen (Alibaba)): 262k tokens, $0.070 / $0.28 per 1M tokens
- DeepSeek V3.2 (DeepSeek): 164k tokens, $0.26 / $0.80 per 1M tokens
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Model data from OpenRouter, refreshed daily. Prices are OpenRouter's list rates and show relative cost; your Darce allowance is used in proportion to them.