> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.summerengine.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MiniMax Music 3

> MiniMax Music 3 on the Summer API: $0.002 per second, about 10 s, MP3 saved to your Summer library. Model id music/minimax-music-3.

Songs with vocals, or instrumentals up to 5 minutes.

| | |
| - | - |
| Model id | `music/minimax-music-3` |
| Price | \$0.002 per second |
| Typical time | about 10 s |
| Does | [Music](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models.md#music) |
| Output | MP3 |
| Made by | MiniMax |
| Try it | [Examples and playground on summerengine.com](https://www.summerengine.com/models/minimax-music) |
| Commercial use | Yes |

## Best for

* Boss and level themes with a set song structure.
* Songs for credits, menus or an in-game radio.
* Cheap song drafts to choose from (v2).

## Price

**\$0.002 per second**, counted from `durationSeconds`. Exact list price: `0.002 USD`.

No markup: this is the provider's list price, checked 2026-10-24. A failed job costs nothing. Get the exact price of one request, free and without a key, from [`POST /v1/estimate`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/jobs#know-the-price-first).

## Example call

Sign in once with `summer login`; over HTTP, send `Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN` after `export SUMMER_TOKEN=$(summer token)` ([sign-in](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/sign-in.md)). This job comes back done in the same call, with the file ready to download.

```bash CLI theme={null}
npx -y summer-engine@latest api run music/minimax-music-3 \
  --input '{"prompt":"a calm lo-fi loop for a cozy farming game menu","durationSeconds":30}' \
  --download .
```

```bash curl theme={null}
curl https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SUMMER_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Prefer: wait=60" \
  -d '{"model":"music/minimax-music-3","input":{"prompt":"a calm lo-fi loop for a cozy farming game menu","durationSeconds":30}}'
```

```ts TypeScript theme={null}
const res = await fetch("https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SUMMER_TOKEN}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": crypto.randomUUID(),
    Prefer: "wait=60",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "music/minimax-music-3",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "a calm lo-fi loop for a cozy farming game menu",
      "durationSeconds": 30
    }
  }),
});
const { job } = await res.json();
console.log(job.state, job.id);
```

```python Python theme={null}
import os, uuid, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://www.summerengine.com/v1/jobs",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SUMMER_TOKEN']}",
        "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
        "Prefer": "wait=60",
    },
    json={"model": "music/minimax-music-3", "input": {"prompt": "a calm lo-fi loop for a cozy farming game menu", "durationSeconds": 30}},
)
job = res.json()["job"]
print(job["state"], job["id"])
```

```js MCP theme={null}
// Summer's MCP server: npx -y summer-engine@latest setup <agent> --yes
summer_api_run({
  model: "music/minimax-music-3",
  input: {
    prompt: "a calm lo-fi loop for a cozy farming game menu",
    durationSeconds: 30
  },
  out: "assets",
})
```

The finished job has `state` `"done"` and `result.assets`: one entry per file, each with `assetId`, `fileUrl` (a Summer URL) and `thumbnailUrl`. Download the file into your project, or import it in Summer Engine by its asset id.

## Input

Send these fields in `input`. The full JSON Schema is `inputSchema` in [`GET /v1/models/music/minimax-music-3`](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/reference/get-models-model).

| Field | Type | About |
| - | - | - |
| `prompt` (required) | string | What the music should sound like, at most 2000 characters. up to 2000 characters |
| `durationSeconds` | number | Seconds, 3 to 600 (default 30). 3 to 600 |

## Related models

> **[Music v2](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/music-v2.md)**
>
> `music/music-v2`: \$0.0025 per second (default)

> **[Music v1](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/music-v1.md)**
>
> `music/music-v1`: \$0.0025 per second

> **[Music v2.5](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/music-v2-5.md)**
>
> `music/music-v2.5`: \$0.0025 per second

> **[MiniMax Music v2](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/minimax-music-v2.md)**
>
> `music/minimax-music-v2`: \$0.03 per track

## For agents

This page as Markdown: [https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/minimax-music-3.md](https://docs.summerengine.com/api/models/music/minimax-music-3.md). The live record with the JSON Schema: `GET https://www.summerengine.com/v1/models/music/minimax-music-3`, public, no sign-in.


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