SambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of SambaNova's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: MiniMax-M2.7 removed from model price table; MiniMax-M3 now takes its row with $0.06 cached input (was N/A), $0.60 input, $2.40 output unchanged. Duplicate M3 row dropped. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed) with a downward direction.
It lands 55 days after SambaNova's previous change, "SambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)" (Aug 11, 2026). SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
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- — · PlanRemovedMiniMax-M2.7No MiniMax-M2.7
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | MiniMax-M2.7 | No MiniMax-M2.7 | Removed |
Values as written on SambaNova's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of SambaNova's pricing page (cloud.sambanova.ai) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the MiniMax-M2.7 no longer appears.
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SambaNova, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingSambaNova swaps in MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, halving token prices across the board
- Oct 5, 2026packagingSambaNova swaps MiniMax-M2.7 for M3, adds $0.06 cached input rate · this change
- Aug 11, 2026increaseSambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)
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All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did SambaNova raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on SambaNova's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Plan: MiniMax-M2.7 → No MiniMax-M2.7, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SambaNova change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for SambaNova in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "SambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)" on Aug 11, 2026; SambaNova has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
