diff --git a/src/cli/helpers/errorFormatter.ts b/src/cli/helpers/errorFormatter.ts
index 5c8eebd..5f58cbe 100644
--- a/src/cli/helpers/errorFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/cli/helpers/errorFormatter.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export function formatErrorDetails(
       // Free plan users get a special message about BYOK and free models
       if (billingTier?.toLowerCase() === "free") {
         const modelInfo = modelDisplayName ? ` (${modelDisplayName})` : "";
-        return `Selected hosted model${modelInfo} not available on Free plan. Switch to a free model with /model glm-4.7, upgrade your account at ${LETTA_USAGE_URL}, or connect your own API keys with /connect.`;
+        return `Selected hosted model${modelInfo} not available on Free plan. Switch to a free model with /model (glm-4.7 or minimax-m2.1), upgrade your account at ${LETTA_USAGE_URL}, or connect your own API keys with /connect.`;
       }
 
       return `Your account is out of credits. Redeem additional credits or configure auto-recharge on your account page: ${LETTA_USAGE_URL}`;
diff --git a/src/models.json b/src/models.json
index 69973b5..6219ad6 100644
--- a/src/models.json
+++ b/src/models.json
@@ -501,13 +501,24 @@
     "id": "glm-4.7",
     "handle": "zai/glm-4.7",
     "label": "GLM-4.7",
-    "description": "The best open weights coding model",
+    "description": "zAI's latest coding model",
     "isFeatured": true,
     "free": true,
     "updateArgs": {
       "context_window": 200000
     }
   },
+  {
+    "id": "minimax-m2.1",
+    "handle": "minimax/MiniMax-M2.1",
+    "label": "MiniMax 2.1",
+    "description": "MiniMax's latest coding model",
+    "isFeatured": true,
+    "free": true,
+    "updateArgs": {
+      "context_window": 180000
+    }
+  },
   {
     "id": "minimax-m2",
     "handle": "openrouter/minimax/minimax-m2",