# MiniMax Image-01 AI Image Generator

> Low-cost photoreal generation with a dedicated one-face consistency operation.

Canonical URL: https://allimageai.com/models/minimax-image-01/

Website: All Image AI

Language: English

MiniMax Image-01 is a low-cost model for photoreal people, cinematic environments and fast batches. Its separate subject-reference operation accepts one human face and carries that identity into a new scene.

## Model details

- Developer: MiniMax
- Status on All Image AI: Active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25
- Maximum output: 1K
- Modes: Text to Image, Image to Image
- Reference images: up to 1
- Resolutions: 1K
- Aspect ratios: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 21:9

## Best for

- Inexpensive photo batches
- Single-person consistency
- Cinematic scenes
- Wide and vertical social formats

## How to use

1. Write a detailed prompt or upload one face.
2. Use a clear reference with even light.
3. Generate several low-cost variants.
4. Check identity and small details before export.

## Settings explained

### Prompt Expansion

The documented prompt optimiser enriches short descriptions; disable it for literal directions.

### Reference Image

Use one clear, front-facing human face for the subject-reference operation.

## Prompt examples

### Subject reference

> Preserve this person’s facial identity; photograph them walking through a rainy neon street, natural expression, cinematic night light

### Environment

> Remote coastal observatory at blue hour, powerful ocean wind, warm interior lights, cinematic landscape photography

## Limitations

- The reference route supports one human face only
- 1K output
- Prompt length is capped upstream

## Pricing and credits

Credits for one image at default quality and mode. Resolution, quality, reference inputs, edit mode and output count can change the total. Check the Generate button before submitting.

| Resolution | Credits / image |
| --- | --- |
| 1K | 1 |

Failed generations cost 0 credits. Catalog availability does not guarantee runtime availability; the workspace reports whether the selected model can run.

[Credit plans](https://allimageai.com/pricing.md)

## Test results

Testing in progress. No verified benchmark scores have been published for this model.

## Commercial use and image handling

Commercial use is governed by MiniMax terms and the selected service terms.

Uploads are processed by the configured inference service. You can delete a generation from your history.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can the reference be a product or animal?

The documented subject-reference route currently supports one human face.

### How many images can I generate?

The upstream operation supports more, but this interface caps each run at four for predictable billing.

## Release history and sources

February 15, 2025 — API access opened

The model release log records February 15, 2025. A separate news announcement is dated February 28. This event is API availability, not an assertion of a single first-release date.

- [platform.minimax.io](https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models)
- [minimax.io](https://www.minimax.io/news/image-01)

[Event evidence on the timeline](https://allimageai.com/timeline/#event-minimax-image-01)