What is zero data retention (ZDR)?

Zero data retention (ZDR) is the claim that an AI endpoint does not keep the prompt, the completion, or other residue of a request after the call finishes.

MiniMax Open Platform first-party API zero data retention: terms and exceptions

Q: What is the ZDR score for MiniMax Open Platform first-party API?

On zdr.dev the published score is ZDR 4.0 (s) · B. Terms authorize use of input and generated content to develop and improve services. Privacy gives no fixed deletion window. A line about not using personal data to profile consumers is not a no-training promise. No published ZDR.

ZDR 4.0 (s) · B

Short answer

Terms authorize use of input and generated content to develop and improve services. Privacy gives no fixed deletion window. A line about not using personal data to profile consumers is not a no-training promise. No published ZDR.

Scope and evidence

Provider	MiniMax
Service	Open Platform first-party API
Lane	API default
Origin	CN China
License	proprietary
Hosting	Provider-hosted
Score	ZDR 4.0 (s) · B Open intake. Trains on content by default, or retention undefined/indefinite
Evidence	Public documentation reviewed (B: published documentation)
Source-review date	2026-08-25

Other lanes for MiniMax

ZDR 4.0 (s) · Bminimax/api · first-partyAPI default

Structured breakdown

Default posture: Terms authorize use of input and generated content to develop and improve services. Privacy gives no fixed deletion window.
Exceptions and carve-outs: A line about not using personal data to profile consumers is not a no-training promise. No published ZDR.

Approval and setup path

Approval and setup path not yet reviewed.

Flags on this record

s: safety-flag retention beyond base window

Practical questions for your agreement

Does your signed agreement cover this exact service, model set, and feature path?
Which retention, logging, and human-review exceptions still apply after any ZDR election?
What configuration evidence (flags, project settings, store defaults) confirms the posture you expect?
Do your customer commitments match what the reviewed evidence supports?

Does your agreement cover this deployment?

We can review the relevant terms, feature choices, and customer commitments, then help your team identify what to clarify or negotiate.

Speak to a ZDR expert about MiniMax

Sources

Trust and security

Privacy minimax.io

Posture ledger

2026-08-24

seeded

ZDR 4.0 (s) · B

Seeded from published documentation.

Full key on the scale. Method notes on methodology. Notation is always ZDR 1.0 (s,f,r) · A.