API cost decision in 10 seconds

Lyria 3 Pro Preview vs 🔥MiniMax M2.7

Pick Lyria 3 Pro Preview when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Lyria 3 Pro Preview when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Pro Preview is estimated at $0 vs $0.88 for MiniMax M2.7, saving $0.88 (100% lower).

Cost-first pickLyria 3 Pro Preview
Context-first pickLyria 3 Pro Preview
Sample savings$0.88100%
10x traffic gap$8.79

Lyria 3 Pro Preview is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $8.79. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Lyria 3 Pro Preview stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickLyria 3 Pro PreviewMiniMax M2.7
Input-heavy / RAG 5M input + 500K output Lyria 3 Pro Preview $0 $2
Balanced workload 1M input + 1M output Lyria 3 Pro Preview $0 $1.48
Output-heavy chatbot 1M input + 5M output Lyria 3 Pro Preview $0 $6.28
Cheaper inputLyria 3 Pro Preview$0 vs $0.28 / 1M
Cheaper outputLyria 3 Pro Preview$0 vs $1.2 / 1M
Larger contextLyria 3 Pro Preview1.05M vs 204.8K
Sample workloadLyria 3 Pro Preview$0 vs $0.88

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Lyria 3 Pro Preview has the lower input price, Lyria 3 Pro Preview has the lower output price, and Lyria 3 Pro Preview offers the larger context window.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0 for Lyria 3 Pro Preview and $0.88 for MiniMax M2.7.

Best Fit

Choose Lyria 3 Pro Preview when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose MiniMax M2.7 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureLyria 3 Pro Preview
(Google)		🔥MiniMax M2.7
(MiniMax)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0$0.28
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$0$1.2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$0$0.88
Context Window1.05M204.8K
Release Date2026-03-302026-03-18
Popularity#14
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Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionLyria 3 Pro PreviewOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Pro Preview is estimated at $0 vs $0.88 for MiniMax M2.7, saving $0.88 (100% lower).
High-volume input processingLyria 3 Pro PreviewLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts or retrieved passages dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsLyria 3 Pro PreviewLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workLyria 3 Pro PreviewA larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages and source files.