diff --git a/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md b/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
index b26cefeb11c..b4a697d5a5a 100644
--- a/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ Anthropic-compatible, built-in provider. Shortcut: `openclaw onboard --auth-choi
           {
             id: "hf:MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5",
             name: "MiniMax M2.5",
-            reasoning: false,
+            reasoning: true,
             input: ["text"],
             cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
             contextWindow: 192000,
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ Base URL should omit `/v1` (Anthropic client appends it). Shortcut: `openclaw on
           {
             id: "MiniMax-M2.5",
             name: "MiniMax M2.5",
-            reasoning: false,
+            reasoning: true,
             input: ["text"],
             cost: { input: 15, output: 60, cacheRead: 2, cacheWrite: 10 },
             contextWindow: 200000,
diff --git a/docs/providers/minimax.md b/docs/providers/minimax.md
index f060c637de8..8cdc5b028f6 100644
--- a/docs/providers/minimax.md
+++ b/docs/providers/minimax.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Configure manually via `openclaw.json`:
           {
             id: "minimax-m2.5-gs32",
             name: "MiniMax M2.5 GS32",
-            reasoning: false,
+            reasoning: true,
             input: ["text"],
             cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
             contextWindow: 196608,
diff --git a/src/agents/models-config.merge.test.ts b/src/agents/models-config.merge.test.ts
index 9d7786af524..b84d4e363d6 100644
--- a/src/agents/models-config.merge.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/models-config.merge.test.ts
@@ -9,20 +9,6 @@ import type { ProviderConfig } from "./models-config.providers.js";
 
 describe("models-config merge helpers", () => {
   const preservedApiKey = "AGENT_KEY"; // pragma: allowlist secret
-  const kimiModel: ProviderConfig["models"][number] = {
-    id: "k2p5",
-    name: "Kimi for Coding",
-    input: ["text", "image"],
-    reasoning: true,
-    cost: {
-      input: 0,
-      output: 0,
-      cacheRead: 0,
-      cacheWrite: 0,
-    },
-    contextWindow: 128_000,
-    maxTokens: 8_000,
-  };
 
   it("refreshes implicit model metadata while preserving explicit reasoning overrides", () => {
     const merged = mergeProviderModels(
@@ -83,17 +69,31 @@ describe("models-config merge helpers", () => {
   it("preserves implicit provider headers when explicit config adds extra headers", () => {
     const merged = mergeProviderModels(
       {
+        baseUrl: "https://api.example.com",
         api: "anthropic-messages",
-        baseUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
         headers: { "User-Agent": "claude-code/0.1.0" },
-        models: [kimiModel],
-      } as ProviderConfig,
+        models: [
+          {
+            id: "k2p5",
+            name: "Kimi for Coding",
+            input: ["text", "image"],
+            reasoning: true,
+          },
+        ],
+      } as unknown as ProviderConfig,
       {
+        baseUrl: "https://api.example.com",
         api: "anthropic-messages",
-        baseUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
         headers: { "X-Kimi-Tenant": "tenant-a" },
-        models: [kimiModel],
-      } as ProviderConfig,
+        models: [
+          {
+            id: "k2p5",
+            name: "Kimi for Coding",
+            input: ["text", "image"],
+            reasoning: true,
+          },
+        ],
+      } as unknown as ProviderConfig,
     );
 
     expect(merged.headers).toEqual({
diff --git a/src/agents/models-config.providers.static.ts b/src/agents/models-config.providers.static.ts
index c0361d02762..a0aa879c727 100644
--- a/src/agents/models-config.providers.static.ts
+++ b/src/agents/models-config.providers.static.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const MODELSTUDIO_MODEL_CATALOG: ReadonlyArray<ProviderModelConfig> = [
   {
     id: "MiniMax-M2.5",
     name: "MiniMax-M2.5",
-    reasoning: false,
+    reasoning: true,
     input: ["text"],
     cost: MODELSTUDIO_DEFAULT_COST,
     contextWindow: 1_000_000,
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice-legacy.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice-legacy.ts
index e93e920503f..d14ab4c6322 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice-legacy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice-legacy.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ export const AUTH_CHOICE_LEGACY_ALIASES_FOR_CLI: ReadonlyArray<AuthChoice> = [
   "oauth",
   "claude-cli",
   "codex-cli",
-  "minimax-cloud",
-  "minimax",
 ];
 
 export function normalizeLegacyOnboardAuthChoice(
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice-options.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice-options.ts
index 077fee024b9..e5bab0e29fe 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice-options.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice-options.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const AUTH_CHOICE_GROUP_DEFS: {
     value: "minimax",
     label: "MiniMax",
     hint: "M2.5 (recommended)",
-    choices: ["minimax-portal", "minimax-api", "minimax-api-key-cn", "minimax-api-lightning"],
+    choices: ["minimax-global-oauth", "minimax-global-api", "minimax-cn-oauth", "minimax-cn-api"],
   },
   {
     value: "moonshot",
@@ -291,9 +291,24 @@ const BASE_AUTH_CHOICE_OPTIONS: ReadonlyArray<AuthChoiceOption> = [
     label: "Xiaomi API key",
   },
   {
-    value: "minimax-portal",
-    label: "MiniMax OAuth",
-    hint: "Oauth plugin for MiniMax",
+    value: "minimax-global-oauth",
+    label: "MiniMax Global — OAuth (minimax.io)",
+    hint: "Only supports OAuth for the coding plan",
+  },
+  {
+    value: "minimax-global-api",
+    label: "MiniMax Global — API Key (minimax.io)",
+    hint: "sk-api- or sk-cp- keys supported",
+  },
+  {
+    value: "minimax-cn-oauth",
+    label: "MiniMax CN — OAuth (minimaxi.com)",
+    hint: "Only supports OAuth for the coding plan",
+  },
+  {
+    value: "minimax-cn-api",
+    label: "MiniMax CN — API Key (minimaxi.com)",
+    hint: "sk-api- or sk-cp- keys supported",
   },
   { value: "qwen-portal", label: "Qwen OAuth" },
   {
@@ -307,17 +322,6 @@ const BASE_AUTH_CHOICE_OPTIONS: ReadonlyArray<AuthChoiceOption> = [
     label: "OpenCode Zen catalog",
     hint: "Claude, GPT, Gemini via opencode.ai/zen",
   },
-  { value: "minimax-api", label: "MiniMax M2.5" },
-  {
-    value: "minimax-api-key-cn",
-    label: "MiniMax M2.5 (CN)",
-    hint: "China endpoint (api.minimaxi.com)",
-  },
-  {
-    value: "minimax-api-lightning",
-    label: "MiniMax M2.5 Highspeed",
-    hint: "Official fast tier (legacy: Lightning)",
-  },
   { value: "qianfan-api-key", label: "Qianfan API key" },
   {
     value: "modelstudio-api-key-cn",
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.test.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.test.ts
index 5998fde9484..9b5442b108c 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { resolveAgentModelPrimaryValue } from "../config/model-input.js";
-import type { WizardPrompter } from "../wizard/prompts.js";
 import { applyAuthChoiceMiniMax } from "./auth-choice.apply.minimax.js";
 import {
   createAuthTestLifecycle,
@@ -10,23 +9,6 @@ import {
   setupAuthTestEnv,
 } from "./test-wizard-helpers.js";
 
-function createMinimaxPrompter(
-  params: {
-    text?: WizardPrompter["text"];
-    confirm?: WizardPrompter["confirm"];
-    select?: WizardPrompter["select"];
-  } = {},
-): WizardPrompter {
-  return createWizardPrompter(
-    {
-      text: params.text,
-      confirm: params.confirm,
-      select: params.select,
-    },
-    { defaultSelect: "oauth" },
-  );
-}
-
 describe("applyAuthChoiceMiniMax", () => {
   const lifecycle = createAuthTestLifecycle([
     "OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR",
@@ -56,27 +38,25 @@ describe("applyAuthChoiceMiniMax", () => {
   async function runMiniMaxChoice(params: {
     authChoice: Parameters<typeof applyAuthChoiceMiniMax>[0]["authChoice"];
     opts?: Parameters<typeof applyAuthChoiceMiniMax>[0]["opts"];
-    env?: { apiKey?: string; oauthToken?: string };
-    prompter?: Parameters<typeof createMinimaxPrompter>[0];
+    env?: { apiKey?: string };
+    prompterText?: () => Promise<string>;
   }) {
     const agentDir = await setupTempState();
     resetMiniMaxEnv();
     if (params.env?.apiKey !== undefined) {
       process.env.MINIMAX_API_KEY = params.env.apiKey;
     }
-    if (params.env?.oauthToken !== undefined) {
-      process.env.MINIMAX_OAUTH_TOKEN = params.env.oauthToken;
-    }
 
     const text = vi.fn(async () => "should-not-be-used");
     const confirm = vi.fn(async () => true);
     const result = await applyAuthChoiceMiniMax({
       authChoice: params.authChoice,
       config: {},
-      prompter: createMinimaxPrompter({
-        text,
+      // Pass select: undefined so ref-mode uses the non-interactive fallback (same as old test behavior).
+      prompter: createWizardPrompter({
+        text: params.prompterText ?? text,
         confirm,
-        ...params.prompter,
+        select: undefined,
       }),
       runtime: createExitThrowingRuntime(),
       setDefaultModel: true,
@@ -94,7 +74,7 @@ describe("applyAuthChoiceMiniMax", () => {
     const result = await applyAuthChoiceMiniMax({
       authChoice: "openrouter-api-key",
       config: {},
-      prompter: createMinimaxPrompter(),
+      prompter: createWizardPrompter({}),
       runtime: createExitThrowingRuntime(),
       setDefaultModel: true,
     });
@@ -104,61 +84,52 @@ describe("applyAuthChoiceMiniMax", () => {
 
   it.each([
     {
-      caseName: "uses opts token for minimax-api without prompt",
-      authChoice: "minimax-api" as const,
+      caseName: "uses opts token for minimax-global-api without prompt",
+      authChoice: "minimax-global-api" as const,
       tokenProvider: "minimax",
       token: "mm-opts-token",
-      profileId: "minimax:default",
-      provider: "minimax",
+      profileId: "minimax:global",
       expectedModel: "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5",
     },
     {
-      caseName:
-        "uses opts token for minimax-api-key-cn with trimmed/case-insensitive tokenProvider",
-      authChoice: "minimax-api-key-cn" as const,
-      tokenProvider: "  MINIMAX-CN  ",
+      caseName: "uses opts token for minimax-cn-api with trimmed/case-insensitive tokenProvider",
+      authChoice: "minimax-cn-api" as const,
+      tokenProvider: "  MINIMAX  ",
       token: "mm-cn-opts-token",
-      profileId: "minimax-cn:default",
-      provider: "minimax-cn",
-      expectedModel: "minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.5",
+      profileId: "minimax:cn",
+      expectedModel: "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5",
     },
-  ])(
-    "$caseName",
-    async ({ authChoice, tokenProvider, token, profileId, provider, expectedModel }) => {
-      const { agentDir, result, text, confirm } = await runMiniMaxChoice({
-        authChoice,
-        opts: {
-          tokenProvider,
-          token,
-        },
-      });
+  ])("$caseName", async ({ authChoice, tokenProvider, token, profileId, expectedModel }) => {
+    const { agentDir, result, text, confirm } = await runMiniMaxChoice({
+      authChoice,
+      opts: { tokenProvider, token },
+    });
 
-      expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-      expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.[profileId]).toMatchObject({
-        provider,
-        mode: "api_key",
-      });
-      expect(resolveAgentModelPrimaryValue(result?.config.agents?.defaults?.model)).toBe(
-        expectedModel,
-      );
-      expect(text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.[profileId]).toMatchObject({
+      provider: "minimax",
+      mode: "api_key",
+    });
+    expect(resolveAgentModelPrimaryValue(result?.config.agents?.defaults?.model)).toBe(
+      expectedModel,
+    );
+    expect(text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-      const parsed = await readAuthProfiles(agentDir);
-      expect(parsed.profiles?.[profileId]?.key).toBe(token);
-    },
-  );
+    const parsed = await readAuthProfiles(agentDir);
+    expect(parsed.profiles?.[profileId]?.key).toBe(token);
+  });
 
   it.each([
     {
-      name: "uses env token for minimax-api-key-cn as plaintext by default",
+      name: "uses env token for minimax-cn-api as plaintext by default",
       opts: undefined,
       expectKey: "mm-env-token",
       expectKeyRef: undefined,
       expectConfirmCalls: 1,
     },
     {
-      name: "uses env token for minimax-api-key-cn as keyRef in ref mode",
+      name: "uses env token for minimax-cn-api as keyRef in ref mode",
       opts: { secretInputMode: "ref" as const }, // pragma: allowlist secret
       expectKey: undefined,
       expectKeyRef: {
@@ -170,54 +141,68 @@ describe("applyAuthChoiceMiniMax", () => {
     },
   ])("$name", async ({ opts, expectKey, expectKeyRef, expectConfirmCalls }) => {
     const { agentDir, result, text, confirm } = await runMiniMaxChoice({
-      authChoice: "minimax-api-key-cn",
+      authChoice: "minimax-cn-api",
       opts,
       env: { apiKey: "mm-env-token" }, // pragma: allowlist secret
     });
 
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
     if (!opts) {
-      expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]).toMatchObject({
-        provider: "minimax-cn",
+      expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]).toMatchObject({
+        provider: "minimax",
         mode: "api_key",
       });
       expect(resolveAgentModelPrimaryValue(result?.config.agents?.defaults?.model)).toBe(
-        "minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.5",
+        "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5",
       );
     }
     expect(text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(confirm).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(expectConfirmCalls);
 
     const parsed = await readAuthProfiles(agentDir);
-    expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]?.key).toBe(expectKey);
+    expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]?.key).toBe(expectKey);
     if (expectKeyRef) {
-      expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]?.keyRef).toEqual(expectKeyRef);
+      expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]?.keyRef).toEqual(expectKeyRef);
     } else {
-      expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]?.keyRef).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]?.keyRef).toBeUndefined();
     }
   });
 
-  it("uses minimax-api-lightning default model", async () => {
+  it("minimax-global-api uses minimax:global profile and minimax/MiniMax-M2.5 model", async () => {
     const { agentDir, result, text, confirm } = await runMiniMaxChoice({
-      authChoice: "minimax-api-lightning",
+      authChoice: "minimax-global-api",
       opts: {
         tokenProvider: "minimax",
-        token: "mm-lightning-token",
+        token: "mm-global-token",
       },
     });
 
     expect(result).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:default"]).toMatchObject({
+    expect(result?.config.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:global"]).toMatchObject({
       provider: "minimax",
       mode: "api_key",
     });
     expect(resolveAgentModelPrimaryValue(result?.config.agents?.defaults?.model)).toBe(
-      "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed",
+      "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5",
     );
+    expect(result?.config.models?.providers?.minimax?.baseUrl).toContain("minimax.io");
     expect(text).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     const parsed = await readAuthProfiles(agentDir);
-    expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax:default"]?.key).toBe("mm-lightning-token");
+    expect(parsed.profiles?.["minimax:global"]?.key).toBe("mm-global-token");
+  });
+
+  it("minimax-cn-api sets CN baseUrl", async () => {
+    const { result } = await runMiniMaxChoice({
+      authChoice: "minimax-cn-api",
+      opts: {
+        tokenProvider: "minimax",
+        token: "mm-cn-token",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(result?.config.models?.providers?.minimax?.baseUrl).toContain("minimaxi.com");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.ts
index 86e5a485afd..1a381b908b8 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice.apply.minimax.ts
@@ -12,130 +12,93 @@ import {
   applyMinimaxApiConfigCn,
   applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig,
   applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn,
-  applyMinimaxConfig,
-  applyMinimaxProviderConfig,
   setMinimaxApiKey,
 } from "./onboard-auth.js";
 
 export async function applyAuthChoiceMiniMax(
   params: ApplyAuthChoiceParams,
 ): Promise<ApplyAuthChoiceResult | null> {
-  let nextConfig = params.config;
-  let agentModelOverride: string | undefined;
-  const applyProviderDefaultModel = createAuthChoiceDefaultModelApplierForMutableState(
-    params,
-    () => nextConfig,
-    (config) => (nextConfig = config),
-    () => agentModelOverride,
-    (model) => (agentModelOverride = model),
-  );
-  const requestedSecretInputMode = normalizeSecretInputModeInput(params.opts?.secretInputMode);
-  const ensureMinimaxApiKey = async (opts: {
-    profileId: string;
-    promptMessage: string;
-  }): Promise<void> => {
+  // OAuth paths — delegate to plugin, no API key needed
+  if (params.authChoice === "minimax-global-oauth") {
+    return await applyAuthChoicePluginProvider(params, {
+      authChoice: "minimax-global-oauth",
+      pluginId: "minimax-portal-auth",
+      providerId: "minimax-portal",
+      methodId: "oauth",
+      label: "MiniMax",
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (params.authChoice === "minimax-cn-oauth") {
+    return await applyAuthChoicePluginProvider(params, {
+      authChoice: "minimax-cn-oauth",
+      pluginId: "minimax-portal-auth",
+      providerId: "minimax-portal",
+      methodId: "oauth-cn",
+      label: "MiniMax CN",
+    });
+  }
+
+  // API key paths
+  if (params.authChoice === "minimax-global-api" || params.authChoice === "minimax-cn-api") {
+    const isCn = params.authChoice === "minimax-cn-api";
+    const profileId = isCn ? "minimax:cn" : "minimax:global";
+    const keyLink = isCn
+      ? "https://platform.minimaxi.com/user-center/basic-information/interface-key"
+      : "https://platform.minimax.io/user-center/basic-information/interface-key";
+    const promptMessage = `Enter MiniMax ${isCn ? "CN " : ""}API key (sk-api- or sk-cp-)\n${keyLink}`;
+
+    let nextConfig = params.config;
+    let agentModelOverride: string | undefined;
+    const applyProviderDefaultModel = createAuthChoiceDefaultModelApplierForMutableState(
+      params,
+      () => nextConfig,
+      (config) => (nextConfig = config),
+      () => agentModelOverride,
+      (model) => (agentModelOverride = model),
+    );
+    const requestedSecretInputMode = normalizeSecretInputModeInput(params.opts?.secretInputMode);
+
+    // Warn when both Global and CN share the same `minimax` provider entry — configuring one
+    // overwrites the other's baseUrl. Only show when the other profile is already present.
+    const otherProfileId = isCn ? "minimax:global" : "minimax:cn";
+    const hasOtherProfile = Boolean(nextConfig.auth?.profiles?.[otherProfileId]);
+    const noteMessage = hasOtherProfile
+      ? `Note: Global and CN both use the "minimax" provider entry. Saving this key will overwrite the existing ${isCn ? "Global" : "CN"} endpoint (${otherProfileId}).`
+      : undefined;
+
     await ensureApiKeyFromOptionEnvOrPrompt({
       token: params.opts?.token,
       tokenProvider: params.opts?.tokenProvider,
       secretInputMode: requestedSecretInputMode,
       config: nextConfig,
-      expectedProviders: ["minimax", "minimax-cn"],
+      // Accept "minimax-cn" as a legacy tokenProvider alias for the CN path.
+      expectedProviders: isCn ? ["minimax", "minimax-cn"] : ["minimax"],
       provider: "minimax",
       envLabel: "MINIMAX_API_KEY",
-      promptMessage: opts.promptMessage,
+      promptMessage,
       normalize: normalizeApiKeyInput,
       validate: validateApiKeyInput,
       prompter: params.prompter,
+      noteMessage,
       setCredential: async (apiKey, mode) =>
-        setMinimaxApiKey(apiKey, params.agentDir, opts.profileId, { secretInputMode: mode }),
-    });
-  };
-  const applyMinimaxApiVariant = async (opts: {
-    profileId: string;
-    provider: "minimax" | "minimax-cn";
-    promptMessage: string;
-    modelRefPrefix: "minimax" | "minimax-cn";
-    modelId: string;
-    applyDefaultConfig: (
-      config: ApplyAuthChoiceParams["config"],
-      modelId: string,
-    ) => ApplyAuthChoiceParams["config"];
-    applyProviderConfig: (
-      config: ApplyAuthChoiceParams["config"],
-      modelId: string,
-    ) => ApplyAuthChoiceParams["config"];
-  }): Promise<ApplyAuthChoiceResult> => {
-    await ensureMinimaxApiKey({
-      profileId: opts.profileId,
-      promptMessage: opts.promptMessage,
+        setMinimaxApiKey(apiKey, params.agentDir, profileId, { secretInputMode: mode }),
     });
+
     nextConfig = applyAuthProfileConfig(nextConfig, {
-      profileId: opts.profileId,
-      provider: opts.provider,
+      profileId,
+      provider: "minimax",
       mode: "api_key",
     });
-    const modelRef = `${opts.modelRefPrefix}/${opts.modelId}`;
+
     await applyProviderDefaultModel({
-      defaultModel: modelRef,
-      applyDefaultConfig: (config) => opts.applyDefaultConfig(config, opts.modelId),
-      applyProviderConfig: (config) => opts.applyProviderConfig(config, opts.modelId),
-    });
-    return { config: nextConfig, agentModelOverride };
-  };
-  if (params.authChoice === "minimax-portal") {
-    // Let user choose between Global/CN endpoints
-    const endpoint = await params.prompter.select({
-      message: "Select MiniMax endpoint",
-      options: [
-        { value: "oauth", label: "Global", hint: "OAuth for international users" },
-        { value: "oauth-cn", label: "CN", hint: "OAuth for users in China" },
-      ],
+      defaultModel: "minimax/MiniMax-M2.5",
+      applyDefaultConfig: (config) =>
+        isCn ? applyMinimaxApiConfigCn(config) : applyMinimaxApiConfig(config),
+      applyProviderConfig: (config) =>
+        isCn ? applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn(config) : applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig(config),
     });
 
-    return await applyAuthChoicePluginProvider(params, {
-      authChoice: "minimax-portal",
-      pluginId: "minimax-portal-auth",
-      providerId: "minimax-portal",
-      methodId: endpoint,
-      label: "MiniMax",
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (
-    params.authChoice === "minimax-cloud" ||
-    params.authChoice === "minimax-api" ||
-    params.authChoice === "minimax-api-lightning"
-  ) {
-    return await applyMinimaxApiVariant({
-      profileId: "minimax:default",
-      provider: "minimax",
-      promptMessage: "Enter MiniMax API key",
-      modelRefPrefix: "minimax",
-      modelId:
-        params.authChoice === "minimax-api-lightning" ? "MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed" : "MiniMax-M2.5",
-      applyDefaultConfig: applyMinimaxApiConfig,
-      applyProviderConfig: applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig,
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (params.authChoice === "minimax-api-key-cn") {
-    return await applyMinimaxApiVariant({
-      profileId: "minimax-cn:default",
-      provider: "minimax-cn",
-      promptMessage: "Enter MiniMax China API key",
-      modelRefPrefix: "minimax-cn",
-      modelId: "MiniMax-M2.5",
-      applyDefaultConfig: applyMinimaxApiConfigCn,
-      applyProviderConfig: applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn,
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (params.authChoice === "minimax") {
-    await applyProviderDefaultModel({
-      defaultModel: "lmstudio/minimax-m2.5-gs32",
-      applyDefaultConfig: applyMinimaxConfig,
-      applyProviderConfig: applyMinimaxProviderConfig,
-    });
     return { config: nextConfig, agentModelOverride };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice.preferred-provider.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice.preferred-provider.ts
index 7ebc0b24ea1..8adf42f3984 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice.preferred-provider.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice.preferred-provider.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ const PREFERRED_PROVIDER_BY_AUTH_CHOICE: Partial<Record<AuthChoice, string>> = {
   "huggingface-api-key": "huggingface",
   "github-copilot": "github-copilot",
   "copilot-proxy": "copilot-proxy",
-  "minimax-cloud": "minimax",
-  "minimax-api": "minimax",
-  "minimax-api-key-cn": "minimax-cn",
-  "minimax-api-lightning": "minimax",
-  minimax: "lmstudio",
+  "minimax-global-oauth": "minimax-portal",
+  "minimax-global-api": "minimax",
+  "minimax-cn-oauth": "minimax-portal",
+  "minimax-cn-api": "minimax",
   "opencode-zen": "opencode",
   "opencode-go": "opencode-go",
   "xai-api-key": "xai",
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ const PREFERRED_PROVIDER_BY_AUTH_CHOICE: Partial<Record<AuthChoice, string>> = {
   "qwen-portal": "qwen-portal",
   "volcengine-api-key": "volcengine",
   "byteplus-api-key": "byteplus",
-  "minimax-portal": "minimax-portal",
   "qianfan-api-key": "qianfan",
   "custom-api-key": "custom",
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice.test.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice.test.ts
index 6cdf32fa1d2..8651d5d024d 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice.test.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ describe("applyAuthChoice", () => {
   it("prompts and writes provider API key for common providers", async () => {
     const scenarios: Array<{
       authChoice:
-        | "minimax-api"
-        | "minimax-api-key-cn"
+        | "minimax-global-api"
+        | "minimax-cn-api"
         | "synthetic-api-key"
         | "huggingface-api-key";
       promptContains: string;
@@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ describe("applyAuthChoice", () => {
       expectedModelPrefix?: string;
     }> = [
       {
-        authChoice: "minimax-api" as const,
+        authChoice: "minimax-global-api" as const,
         promptContains: "Enter MiniMax API key",
-        profileId: "minimax:default",
+        profileId: "minimax:global",
         provider: "minimax",
         token: "sk-minimax-test",
       },
       {
-        authChoice: "minimax-api-key-cn" as const,
-        promptContains: "Enter MiniMax China API key",
-        profileId: "minimax-cn:default",
-        provider: "minimax-cn",
+        authChoice: "minimax-cn-api" as const,
+        promptContains: "Enter MiniMax CN API key",
+        profileId: "minimax:cn",
+        provider: "minimax",
         token: "sk-minimax-test",
         expectedBaseUrl: MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
       },
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ describe("applyAuthChoice", () => {
 
   it("writes portal OAuth credentials for plugin providers", async () => {
     const scenarios: Array<{
-      authChoice: "qwen-portal" | "minimax-portal";
+      authChoice: "qwen-portal" | "minimax-global-oauth";
       label: string;
       authId: string;
       authLabel: string;
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ describe("applyAuthChoice", () => {
         apiKey: "qwen-oauth", // pragma: allowlist secret
       },
       {
-        authChoice: "minimax-portal",
+        authChoice: "minimax-global-oauth",
         label: "MiniMax",
         authId: "oauth",
         authLabel: "MiniMax OAuth (Global)",
@@ -1278,7 +1278,6 @@ describe("applyAuthChoice", () => {
         api: "anthropic-messages",
         defaultModel: "minimax-portal/MiniMax-M2.5",
         apiKey: "minimax-oauth", // pragma: allowlist secret
-        selectValue: "oauth",
       },
     ];
     for (const scenario of scenarios) {
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-auth.config-minimax.ts b/src/commands/onboard-auth.config-minimax.ts
index 04c109f7e56..14ec734592b 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-auth.config-minimax.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-auth.config-minimax.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import { toAgentModelListLike } from "../config/model-input.js";
 import type { ModelProviderConfig } from "../config/types.models.js";
 import {
   applyAgentDefaultModelPrimary,
@@ -7,154 +6,10 @@ import {
 } from "./onboard-auth.config-shared.js";
 import {
   buildMinimaxApiModelDefinition,
-  buildMinimaxModelDefinition,
-  DEFAULT_MINIMAX_BASE_URL,
-  DEFAULT_MINIMAX_CONTEXT_WINDOW,
-  DEFAULT_MINIMAX_MAX_TOKENS,
   MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
   MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
-  MINIMAX_HOSTED_COST,
-  MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_ID,
-  MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_REF,
-  MINIMAX_LM_STUDIO_COST,
 } from "./onboard-auth.models.js";
 
-export function applyMinimaxProviderConfig(cfg: OpenClawConfig): OpenClawConfig {
-  const models = { ...cfg.agents?.defaults?.models };
-  models["anthropic/claude-opus-4-6"] = {
-    ...models["anthropic/claude-opus-4-6"],
-    alias: models["anthropic/claude-opus-4-6"]?.alias ?? "Opus",
-  };
-  models["lmstudio/minimax-m2.5-gs32"] = {
-    ...models["lmstudio/minimax-m2.5-gs32"],
-    alias: models["lmstudio/minimax-m2.5-gs32"]?.alias ?? "Minimax",
-  };
-
-  const providers = { ...cfg.models?.providers };
-  if (!providers.lmstudio) {
-    providers.lmstudio = {
-      baseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1",
-      apiKey: "lmstudio",
-      api: "openai-responses",
-      models: [
-        buildMinimaxModelDefinition({
-          id: "minimax-m2.5-gs32",
-          name: "MiniMax M2.5 GS32",
-          reasoning: false,
-          cost: MINIMAX_LM_STUDIO_COST,
-          contextWindow: 196608,
-          maxTokens: 8192,
-        }),
-      ],
-    };
-  }
-
-  return applyOnboardAuthAgentModelsAndProviders(cfg, { agentModels: models, providers });
-}
-
-export function applyMinimaxHostedProviderConfig(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  params?: { baseUrl?: string },
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  const models = { ...cfg.agents?.defaults?.models };
-  models[MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_REF] = {
-    ...models[MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_REF],
-    alias: models[MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_REF]?.alias ?? "Minimax",
-  };
-
-  const providers = { ...cfg.models?.providers };
-  const hostedModel = buildMinimaxModelDefinition({
-    id: MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_ID,
-    cost: MINIMAX_HOSTED_COST,
-    contextWindow: DEFAULT_MINIMAX_CONTEXT_WINDOW,
-    maxTokens: DEFAULT_MINIMAX_MAX_TOKENS,
-  });
-  const existingProvider = providers.minimax;
-  const existingModels = Array.isArray(existingProvider?.models) ? existingProvider.models : [];
-  const hasHostedModel = existingModels.some((model) => model.id === MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_ID);
-  const mergedModels = hasHostedModel ? existingModels : [...existingModels, hostedModel];
-  providers.minimax = {
-    ...existingProvider,
-    baseUrl: params?.baseUrl?.trim() || DEFAULT_MINIMAX_BASE_URL,
-    apiKey: "minimax",
-    api: "openai-completions",
-    models: mergedModels.length > 0 ? mergedModels : [hostedModel],
-  };
-
-  return applyOnboardAuthAgentModelsAndProviders(cfg, { agentModels: models, providers });
-}
-
-export function applyMinimaxConfig(cfg: OpenClawConfig): OpenClawConfig {
-  const next = applyMinimaxProviderConfig(cfg);
-  return applyAgentDefaultModelPrimary(next, "lmstudio/minimax-m2.5-gs32");
-}
-
-export function applyMinimaxHostedConfig(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  params?: { baseUrl?: string },
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  const next = applyMinimaxHostedProviderConfig(cfg, params);
-  return {
-    ...next,
-    agents: {
-      ...next.agents,
-      defaults: {
-        ...next.agents?.defaults,
-        model: {
-          ...toAgentModelListLike(next.agents?.defaults?.model),
-          primary: MINIMAX_HOSTED_MODEL_REF,
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-// MiniMax Anthropic-compatible API (platform.minimax.io/anthropic)
-export function applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  return applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
-    providerId: "minimax",
-    modelId,
-    baseUrl: MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
-  });
-}
-
-export function applyMinimaxApiConfig(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  return applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
-    providerId: "minimax",
-    modelId,
-    baseUrl: MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
-  });
-}
-
-// MiniMax China API (api.minimaxi.com)
-export function applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  return applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
-    providerId: "minimax-cn",
-    modelId,
-    baseUrl: MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
-  });
-}
-
-export function applyMinimaxApiConfigCn(
-  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
-  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
-): OpenClawConfig {
-  return applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
-    providerId: "minimax-cn",
-    modelId,
-    baseUrl: MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
-  });
-}
-
 type MinimaxApiProviderConfigParams = {
   providerId: string;
   modelId: string;
@@ -193,17 +48,7 @@ function applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(
     alias: "Minimax",
   };
 
-  return {
-    ...cfg,
-    agents: {
-      ...cfg.agents,
-      defaults: {
-        ...cfg.agents?.defaults,
-        models,
-      },
-    },
-    models: { mode: cfg.models?.mode ?? "merge", providers },
-  };
+  return applyOnboardAuthAgentModelsAndProviders(cfg, { agentModels: models, providers });
 }
 
 function applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(
@@ -213,3 +58,49 @@ function applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(
   const next = applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, params);
   return applyAgentDefaultModelPrimary(next, `${params.providerId}/${params.modelId}`);
 }
+
+// MiniMax Global API (platform.minimax.io/anthropic)
+export function applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
+): OpenClawConfig {
+  return applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
+    providerId: "minimax",
+    modelId,
+    baseUrl: MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
+  });
+}
+
+export function applyMinimaxApiConfig(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
+): OpenClawConfig {
+  return applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
+    providerId: "minimax",
+    modelId,
+    baseUrl: MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL,
+  });
+}
+
+// MiniMax CN API (api.minimaxi.com/anthropic) — same provider id, different baseUrl
+export function applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
+): OpenClawConfig {
+  return applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
+    providerId: "minimax",
+    modelId,
+    baseUrl: MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
+  });
+}
+
+export function applyMinimaxApiConfigCn(
+  cfg: OpenClawConfig,
+  modelId: string = "MiniMax-M2.5",
+): OpenClawConfig {
+  return applyMinimaxApiConfigWithBaseUrl(cfg, {
+    providerId: "minimax",
+    modelId,
+    baseUrl: MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-auth.ts b/src/commands/onboard-auth.ts
index cda460b6c19..f51e61a8cee 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-auth.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-auth.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ export {
   applyMinimaxApiConfigCn,
   applyMinimaxApiProviderConfig,
   applyMinimaxApiProviderConfigCn,
-  applyMinimaxConfig,
-  applyMinimaxHostedConfig,
-  applyMinimaxHostedProviderConfig,
-  applyMinimaxProviderConfig,
 } from "./onboard-auth.config-minimax.js";
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive.provider-auth.test.ts b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive.provider-auth.test.ts
index 9606b70259f..0c0e2f38fad 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive.provider-auth.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive.provider-auth.test.ts
@@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ describe("onboard (non-interactive): provider auth", () => {
   it("stores MiniMax API key and uses global baseUrl by default", async () => {
     await withOnboardEnv("openclaw-onboard-minimax-", async (env) => {
       const cfg = await runOnboardingAndReadConfig(env, {
-        authChoice: "minimax-api",
+        authChoice: "minimax-global-api",
         minimaxApiKey: "sk-minimax-test", // pragma: allowlist secret
       });
 
-      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:default"]?.provider).toBe("minimax");
-      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:default"]?.mode).toBe("api_key");
+      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:global"]?.provider).toBe("minimax");
+      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:global"]?.mode).toBe("api_key");
       expect(cfg.models?.providers?.minimax?.baseUrl).toBe(MINIMAX_API_BASE_URL);
       expect(cfg.agents?.defaults?.model?.primary).toBe("minimax/MiniMax-M2.5");
       await expectApiKeyProfile({
-        profileId: "minimax:default",
+        profileId: "minimax:global",
         provider: "minimax",
         key: "sk-minimax-test",
       });
@@ -202,17 +202,17 @@ describe("onboard (non-interactive): provider auth", () => {
   it("supports MiniMax CN API endpoint auth choice", async () => {
     await withOnboardEnv("openclaw-onboard-minimax-cn-", async (env) => {
       const cfg = await runOnboardingAndReadConfig(env, {
-        authChoice: "minimax-api-key-cn",
+        authChoice: "minimax-cn-api",
         minimaxApiKey: "sk-minimax-test", // pragma: allowlist secret
       });
 
-      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]?.provider).toBe("minimax-cn");
-      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax-cn:default"]?.mode).toBe("api_key");
-      expect(cfg.models?.providers?.["minimax-cn"]?.baseUrl).toBe(MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL);
-      expect(cfg.agents?.defaults?.model?.primary).toBe("minimax-cn/MiniMax-M2.5");
+      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]?.provider).toBe("minimax");
+      expect(cfg.auth?.profiles?.["minimax:cn"]?.mode).toBe("api_key");
+      expect(cfg.models?.providers?.minimax?.baseUrl).toBe(MINIMAX_CN_API_BASE_URL);
+      expect(cfg.agents?.defaults?.model?.primary).toBe("minimax/MiniMax-M2.5");
       await expectApiKeyProfile({
-        profileId: "minimax-cn:default",
-        provider: "minimax-cn",
+        profileId: "minimax:cn",
+        provider: "minimax",
         key: "sk-minimax-test",
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
index af119c12efe..a4a5cc6e4c4 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-non-interactive/local/auth-choice.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   applyKimiCodeConfig,
   applyMinimaxApiConfig,
   applyMinimaxApiConfigCn,
-  applyMinimaxConfig,
   applyMoonshotConfig,
   applyMoonshotConfigCn,
   applyOpencodeGoConfig,
@@ -863,22 +862,37 @@ export async function applyNonInteractiveAuthChoice(params: {
     return applyVeniceConfig(nextConfig);
   }
 
-  if (
-    authChoice === "minimax-cloud" ||
-    authChoice === "minimax-api" ||
-    authChoice === "minimax-api-key-cn" ||
-    authChoice === "minimax-api-lightning"
-  ) {
-    const isCn = authChoice === "minimax-api-key-cn";
-    const providerId = isCn ? "minimax-cn" : "minimax";
-    const profileId = `${providerId}:default`;
+  // Legacy aliases: these choice values were removed; fail with an actionable message so
+  // existing CI automation gets a clear error instead of silently exiting 0 with no auth.
+  const REMOVED_MINIMAX_CHOICES: Record<string, string> = {
+    minimax: "minimax-global-api",
+    "minimax-api": "minimax-global-api",
+    "minimax-cloud": "minimax-global-api",
+    "minimax-api-lightning": "minimax-global-api",
+    "minimax-api-key-cn": "minimax-cn-api",
+  };
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(REMOVED_MINIMAX_CHOICES, authChoice as string)) {
+    const replacement = REMOVED_MINIMAX_CHOICES[authChoice as string];
+    runtime.error(
+      `"${authChoice as string}" is no longer supported. Use --auth-choice ${replacement} instead.`,
+    );
+    runtime.exit(1);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (authChoice === "minimax-global-api" || authChoice === "minimax-cn-api") {
+    const isCn = authChoice === "minimax-cn-api";
+    const profileId = isCn ? "minimax:cn" : "minimax:global";
     const resolved = await resolveApiKey({
-      provider: providerId,
+      provider: "minimax",
       cfg: baseConfig,
       flagValue: opts.minimaxApiKey,
       flagName: "--minimax-api-key",
       envVar: "MINIMAX_API_KEY",
       runtime,
+      // Disable profile fallback: both regions share provider "minimax", so an existing
+      // Global profile key must not be silently reused when configuring CN (and vice versa).
+      allowProfile: false,
     });
     if (!resolved) {
       return null;
@@ -892,18 +906,10 @@ export async function applyNonInteractiveAuthChoice(params: {
     }
     nextConfig = applyAuthProfileConfig(nextConfig, {
       profileId,
-      provider: providerId,
+      provider: "minimax",
       mode: "api_key",
     });
-    const modelId =
-      authChoice === "minimax-api-lightning" ? "MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed" : "MiniMax-M2.5";
-    return isCn
-      ? applyMinimaxApiConfigCn(nextConfig, modelId)
-      : applyMinimaxApiConfig(nextConfig, modelId);
-  }
-
-  if (authChoice === "minimax") {
-    return applyMinimaxConfig(nextConfig);
+    return isCn ? applyMinimaxApiConfigCn(nextConfig) : applyMinimaxApiConfig(nextConfig);
   }
 
   if (authChoice === "opencode-zen") {
@@ -1091,7 +1097,8 @@ export async function applyNonInteractiveAuthChoice(params: {
     authChoice === "chutes" ||
     authChoice === "openai-codex" ||
     authChoice === "qwen-portal" ||
-    authChoice === "minimax-portal"
+    authChoice === "minimax-global-oauth" ||
+    authChoice === "minimax-cn-oauth"
   ) {
     runtime.error("OAuth requires interactive mode.");
     runtime.exit(1);
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-provider-auth-flags.ts b/src/commands/onboard-provider-auth-flags.ts
index 7610727097f..53df8cdc4c8 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-provider-auth-flags.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-provider-auth-flags.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export const ONBOARD_PROVIDER_AUTH_FLAGS: ReadonlyArray<OnboardProviderAuthFlag>
   },
   {
     optionKey: "minimaxApiKey",
-    authChoice: "minimax-api",
+    authChoice: "minimax-global-api",
     cliFlag: "--minimax-api-key",
     cliOption: "--minimax-api-key <key>",
     description: "MiniMax API key",
diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-types.ts b/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
index 40a02e85c15..ef92d5ba02f 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-types.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ export type AuthChoice =
   | "zai-global"
   | "zai-cn"
   | "xiaomi-api-key"
-  | "minimax-cloud"
-  | "minimax"
-  | "minimax-api"
-  | "minimax-api-key-cn"
-  | "minimax-api-lightning"
-  | "minimax-portal"
+  | "minimax-global-oauth"
+  | "minimax-global-api"
+  | "minimax-cn-oauth"
+  | "minimax-cn-api"
   | "opencode-zen"
   | "opencode-go"
   | "github-copilot"