MiniMax M3 + OpenCode is the NEW KING of AI Coding (Open Source)

Income stream surfers| 00:07:59|Jun 1, 2026
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Highlights that Miniax M3 on Open Router is half price and introduces the cheap model as a workflow option.

Miniax M3 on Open Router or Open Code is delivering Opus-like build quality at a fraction of the cost, making AI-assisted coding and site building unusually affordable right now.

Summary

Income stream surfers showcases Miniax M3 integrated with Open Router and Open Code, highlighting how the model achieves near-Opus-level build quality at a disruptive price. The creator walks through real-world testing, noting a build ran for about 30-40 minutes on an open router with minimal spend (roughly $2-$2.50), and compares it favorably to Opus-era performance. They also demonstrate how AstroBuilder and Taste Skill influence design and page generation, and discuss practical workflow integrations like Harbor Build, a CMS-like site builder the creator is developing. Throughout, the emphasis is on cost efficiency, speed, and the potential for low-per-build economics in automated site/blog generation. The video closes with a plan to test Miniax inside Harbor Build to quantify consistency and potentially dramatically reduce per-build costs.

Key Takeaways

  • Miniax M3 on Open Router can run a full build session for 30-40 minutes with total spend around $2-$2.50, showcasing strong cost efficiency.
  • Open Code builds with Miniax deliver high-quality outputs that the creator compares to Opus-era performance, signaling near-parity for open-weight models.
  • AstroBuilder and Taste Skill enable practical, non-generic website designs; the designer used Taste Skill to create a visually distinct page while AstroBuilder handles content generation.
  • Harbor Build is in development as a CMS-like site builder, with the creator planning to test Miniax M3 inside it to evaluate output consistency and potential cost reductions (from $11 per build to around 10 cents).
  • The creator advises viewers not to sleep on Miniax: price is expected to rise, so users should experiment now while it remains cheaper.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for developers and operators exploring affordable, high-quality open-weight AI coding assistants and automated site builders. It’s particularly relevant for those evaluating Miniax M3, Open Router/Open Code workflows, and cost-conscious automation pipelines.

Notable Quotes

"Just look at this website, guys. This is absolutely crazy."
The speaker kicks off with disbelief at the output quality and sets the tone for the video.
"Wow, this might actually genuinely be on par with Opus."
Comparison to a top-tier model highlights perceived quality and potential parity.
"This is Open Code with Miniax, right? Really, really nice stuff."
Affirms the core tech stack and impresses with the integration quality.
"The maximum it spent is $2.50 on this entire website, but I'm sure it spent less."
Gives concrete cost figure to illustrate efficiency.
"Don't sleep on this model. It's cheaper for now. It's going to double in price soon."
Urgency and pricing dynamics drive the call to action.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How affordable is Miniax M3 on Open Router compared to traditional AI coding tools?
  • Can Open Code deliver Opus-like build quality with open-weight models?
  • What is Harbor Build and how will Miniax M3 be tested inside it?
  • What role do AstroBuilder and Taste Skill play in generating SEO-friendly pages?
  • How can I minimize per-build costs when using AI-powered site builders like Miniax M3?
Miniax M3Open RouterOpen CodeOpus comparisonAstroBuilder skillTaste skillHarbor BuildCMS/website builderAI coding on a budgetOpen-source AI models
Full Transcript
Just look at this website, guys. This is absolutely crazy. Miniax is on a whole new level. This is the step up that we've waited for for opensource models. So, if you don't know guys, right now Miniax M3 on Open Router is half price. You can also get the coding plan from Miniax themselves. So, this is their token plan right here. We also you also have Mini Max code which I will be testing out very very soon. But there's a lot of different ways to use this new model, guys. And in this video, I'm going to show you why you might want to put this on your workflow. Let's jump into things. Just before we start, guys, a quick shout out from our sponsor, me. This is Harbor SEO.AI, the best AI SEO content generator on the market. And the numbers speak for themselves. This is how many pages we've published. This is how many impressions we've got on Google. And this is how many clicks we've got since February 2026. You can find a link to harbor SEO.ai AI in the description and in the pin comment. I'm working on this tool every single day trying to make it the best SEO tool for the best price. It's only €29 and you get all of these different features on the side including a an API. Now, let's jump back into the video. There's a link in the description and in the pin comment. Like I was saying guys at the beginning of the video, this is a very cheap model. I'll tell you right now, I was on 1150. So I just spent about two bucks because I have other things running as well, not just this coding session. I have many, many things running at the same time on open router. So I spent about two bucks on this website and this is the website that created this is using my Astrobuilder skill. If you're not familiar with the AstroBuilder skill, it's a completely free skill that you can load into open code by just installing it. Right, just do this here and just write all. Just run this command and then write all. I'll leave a link to the asteroid builder skill in the description of this video. Now, for the design, it does use taste skill. So, this is not the model's own design. This is using a skill of its own, just so you guys know. But, I did do a test of the design yesterday, and it seemed extremely good. The main thing I wanted to see was how good was the build quality. Now, this is using open code. Like I said at the beginning, open code for me has been incredibly good. I'm enjoying it a lot. This has been running for a very, very long time. It doesn't look like it actually says how long, but it ran for about half an hour straight. And yeah, the main thing I want to show is the build quality here. For a Chinese openweight model, I've never seen anything even close to this. I wouldn't say we were getting closer and closer to Opus, but honestly, this is the first time I've been like, "Wow, this might actually genuinely be on par with Opus." This build is amazing. It's one of the highest quality builds I've ever seen. Right, let's just click through some pages. First of all, all the SEO. So, emergency plumbing, A and Ry, 24/7 burst pipes, leaks, and no hot water. Palms plumbing, A and Ry. Um, yeah, I mean, the quality just incredible. It's packed it full of SEO. This looks a bit weird. Not sure about this uh design-wise, but that's fine. Just it's really really trying to get this page ranking, right? So, I'm just going to fill this info in here and then I'll show you something else as well on top of that. So, let's just say hi, send emergency. Let's see if this sends. This might not send because it might not have yet. It hasn't actually set up the database yet. That's fine. That is part of the prompt, but it is still working, right? It's literally still creating blogs as of today as of right now, I should say. So, yeah, just bear that in mind. I I didn't actually let it finish. I just wanted to show you guys the absurdity of this project. Right. So, this is, like I said, one of the best builds I've ever seen with this skill. Right. I use this skill um alongside another skill to kind of test new models. And yeah, I mean, this this is unbelievable quality. Absolutely unbelievable. This is really really nice. at the very bottom here, the footer. Um, see all areas, East Galway, book an visit. Okay. Blah blah blah or more. I would have liked it more if it had done separate pages here. I disagree with the SEO here. I would personally say, you know, um, I think this would be much better if these were split into separate pages, but that's totally fine. We've got the about us page, etc., etc. So, like I said, guys, this is Open Code with Miniax, right? Really, really nice stuff. I have to say this is possibly the best build I've ever seen. Miniax is popping off right now. It's extremely cheap, right? Like I said, you can see here my open route is being used by loads of different things at once. So, it's actually hard for me to tell you an exact price. I had $11 when this started. So, the maximum it spent is $2.50 on this entire website, but I'm sure it spent less than that. It's just I've got different things running on my open router. Um, it's a very very complete website. It ran for I want to say 30 35 minutes 40 minutes non-stop which previously only really opus level models or you know your chat pts with ultra thinking whatever they're the only things that would normally do that. So to have a uh an openw weight model or soon to be openweight model, it's not officially open weight just yet, but to have an openweight model or will be openweight model to build this level, guys, it's absolutely crazy. This is an exact following of this skill. Right? You might say design's crap. The design is actually based off um this which is taste skill which is just a random skill that I found online, right? Um and put into my Astro Builder skill just to so that I wasn't building generic slot websites for everyone. You know what? This might have actually just replaced Opus 4.7 or 4.8 inside Harbor Build. If you don't know, I don't think it's not even live yet. I need to find the dev. If you don't know, I'm building Harbor Build. Um although it might it might not even be on dev anymore. I don't even know where Harbor Build is. Um is it here? It's called SLBU. Yeah. So, if you don't know, I'm building Harbor Build right now, which is, as you can probably guess, it's like a lovable style website builder. Hasn't been released just yet. Um but it will have CMS and stuff inside it. Uh, the only reason this hasn't been launched just yet is because each build costs $11 because of the price of Opus 4.8. What I might do as my next video, if people want me to, I will put Miniax inside here and I will judge the output uh of Miniax on this, right, and see just how good it is. Uh, but yeah, this is Harbor Build, guys. I'm working on this right now. If you do sign up to Harbor now, I won't raise the price on you. Um, but I might have to raise the price on other people when Harbor Build comes out just because, you know, it's going to be expensive to run. So, but yeah, guys, I think I will leave the video there. I'm going to go and test Harbor Build with Miniax uh M3 to see whether it can get that kind of consistency that is needed for um something like Harbor Build, but also like if it works this it'll be 100 times cheaper for me, right? So it'll go from $11 per build where we lose money to 10 cents per build where we make money. So I mean that's very very exciting to me. This is the kind of thing I look out for with new models. It's a million context. It's a really really strong model guys. Don't sleep on this model. It's cheaper for now. It's going to double in price soon. So go and play with it now. Have a look. Let me know what you think guys. For now I'm going to leave the video there. Thank you so much for watching. Go and check out harbor seo.ai. If you are watching all the way to the end of the video, you're absolutely legend. I'll see you very, very soon with some more content. Peace out.

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