# MiniChan Text Translation API (NVIDIA NIM / MiniMax-M3)

> MiniChan Text Translation API (NVIDIA NIM / MiniMax-M3) is a paid API for AI agents from app-minichi.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Translates a given text into a specified target language using NVIDIA NIM's MiniMax-M3 428B MoE model, payable in USDC via x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://app-minichi.vercel.app/api/translate?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/minichan-text-translation-api-nvidia-nim-minimax-m3-45b6095e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WMHMAJm0NKGrOXhoyBje9

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability minichan-text-translation-api-nvidia-nim-minimax-m3-45b6095e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Translate the following text into Japanese using MiniChan: 'Thank you for your order! Your package will arrive within 3 business days.'

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need high-quality AI-powered text translation backed by a large 428B parameter MoE model (NVIDIA NIM MiniMax-M3), especially within an agentic workflow that supports x402 micropayments in USDC on Base. It is suitable for on-demand, per-call translation without a subscription, and is part of a broader multimodal API suite on the same platform.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'text' field returns a validation error
- Missing or unrecognized 'target_lang' value may produce an error or fallback behavior
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request via x402 protocol
- Very long input texts may exceed model context limits
- Unsupported or obscure target languages may yield poor translation quality

## How this service works

NVIDIA NIM MiniMax-M3 (428B MoE) powered API for AI agents. 15 multimodal endpoints — text, vision, code, reasoning, creative. Pay with USDC on Base via x402.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the translated version of the input text in the requested target language, produced by the MiniMax-M3 428B MoE model via NVIDIA NIM.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "text",
  "target_lang"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to translate"
  },
  "target_lang": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Target language (e.g., Japanese, Spanish, French)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/minichan-text-translation-api-nvidia-nim-minimax-m3-45b6095e/health.json
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