MiniMax Music 2.6

minimax/music/2.6

MiniMax Music 2.6 by MiniMax composes a full song with vocals and accompaniment from a style prompt and lyrics, or an instrumental track without lyrics.

Base price
$0.15USD / run
Execution
async
Model type
audio
Input fields
7
Production route

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Input
A description of the music style, mood, genre, and scenario.
Lyrics of the song. Use \n to separate lines. Supports structure tags: [Intro], [Verse], [Pre Chorus], [Chorus], [Bridge], [Outro], [Interlude], [Hook], [Break], [Solo], [Inst].
When true, generates vocal-free instrumental music.
When true and lyrics is empty, auto-generates lyrics from the prompt.
Sample rate of generated audio. Allowed values: 16000, 24000, 32000, 44100.
Bitrate of generated audio. Allowed values: 32000, 64000, 128000, 256000.
Format of generated audio. Allowed values: mp3, wav, pcm.
OutputExample
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Examples

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  • Input
    {
      "lyrics": "[verse]\nMorning light on the water\n[chorus]\nWe keep on running",
      "prompt": "Upbeat indie pop, bright guitars, female vocal"
    }
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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.15 / run

Context & modalities

Input
Schema-defined
Output
audio

Capabilities

Chat
Not supported
Vision
Not supported
Reasoning
Not supported
Structured output
Not supported
Function calling
Not supported
Audio input
Not supported

Access

Provider
MiniMax
Model ID
minimax/music/2.6
Execution
async
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
API
Unified Run API
Endpoint
/v1/run

API README

MiniMax Music 2.6

MiniMax Music 2.6 generates a song with vocals from a style prompt and lyrics, or an instrumental track.

Fields

FieldTypeDefaultNotes
promptstring, required—Style: genre, mood, instruments.
lyricsstring`[verse]
Streetlights flicker, the night breeze sighs
Shadows stretch as I walk alone
An old coat wraps my silent sorrow
Wandering, longing, where should I go
[chorus]
Pushing the wooden door, the aroma spreads
In a familiar corner, a stranger gazes`Lyrics with [verse] / [chorus] markers.
is_instrumentalbooleanfalseGenerate without vocals.
lyrics_optimizerbooleanfalseLet MiniMax polish the lyrics.
sample_rate16000 / 24000 / 32000 / 44100—Sample rate of generated audio.
bitrate32000 / 64000 / 128000 / 256000—Bitrate of generated audio.
formatmp3 / wav / pcm—Format of generated audio.

Billing

$0.15 per song.

RequestPrice
One song$0.15

Failed runs are not charged.

Prompting

  • Put style in prompt and words in lyrics.

Also on SandBase

Related: minimax/music/3 (newer, up to 5 minutes).

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Production API
Unified Run API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run
Model ID
minimax/music/2.6
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "model": "minimax/music/2.6",
  "lyrics": "[verse]\nStreetlights flicker, the night breeze sighs\nShadows stretch as I walk alone\nAn old coat wraps my silent sorrow\nWandering, longing, where should I go\n[chorus]\nPushing the wooden door, the aroma spreads\nIn a familiar corner, a stranger gazes",
  "prompt": "Indie folk, melancholic, introspective, longing, solitary walk, coffee shop",
  "is_instrumental": false,
  "lyrics_optimizer": false
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
  status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
  case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
  sleep 2
  result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I call MiniMax Music 2.6 through SandBase?

Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "minimax/music/2.6" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.

Do I need a separate MiniMax account?

No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to MiniMax Music 2.6 and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with MiniMax separately.