MiniMax Provider

MiniMax is a Chinese AI company offering large language models through their API platform.

Get an API Key

1. Go to api.minimax.chat
2. Create an account or sign in
3. Navigate to API Keys
4. Create a new key and copy it

Configure VibeCody

Option 1: Environment variable (recommended)

export MINIMAX_API_KEY="..."
vibecli --provider minimax

Option 2: Config file (~/.vibecli/config.toml)

[minimax]
enabled = true
api_key = "..."
model = "abab6.5s-chat"

Model Selection

Default: abab6.5s-chat

Best For

• Chinese language tasks – strong Chinese language understanding
• Alternative provider – diversify across model families

Verify Connection

vibecli --provider minimax -c "Write a Python function to validate email addresses"

Troubleshooting

Authentication error

• Verify your key at api.minimax.chat
• Confirm the env var is set: echo $MINIMAX_API_KEY