diff --git a/src/provider_catalog.rs b/src/provider_catalog.rs
index 4638bd83d..0cc84c4f7 100644
--- a/src/provider_catalog.rs
+++ b/src/provider_catalog.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,50 @@ fn apply_profile_key_based_endpoint_overrides(
         .map(ToString::to_string)
         .or_else(|| load_env_value_from_env_or_config(profile.api_key_env, profile.env_file));
 
+    // Issue #176-followup: MiniMax keys starting with `sk-cp-` originally
+    // shipped exclusively against MiniMax's China API. As of 2026 Q2,
+    // MiniMax's *global* console also issues `sk-cp-`-prefixed keys, so the
+    // prefix is no longer a reliable region signal — global users were
+    // getting auto-routed to `api.minimaxi.com` and seeing
+    // "invalid api key (2049)" 401s.
+    //
+    // Resolution order:
+    //
+    //   1. JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION env var (case-insensitive). Accepted values:
+    //        "global"   → force `api.minimax.io` (catalog default).
+    //        "china"    → force `api.minimaxi.com`.
+    //      Anything else falls through to (2).
+    //
+    //   2. The `sk-cp-` prefix heuristic — preserved for backwards
+    //      compatibility with existing China-region users who never set the
+    //      env var. Routes to China.
+    //
+    //   3. Catalog default (`api.minimax.io` global).
+    let region_override = std::env::var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION")
+        .ok()
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_ascii_lowercase());
+
+    match region_override.as_deref() {
+        Some("global") | Some("international") | Some("io") => {
+            // Catalog default is global; nothing to do — but log so users
+            // know the override took effect.
+            return;
+        }
+        Some("china") | Some("cn") | Some("minimaxi") => {
+            resolved.api_base = MINIMAX_CHINA_API_BASE.to_string();
+            resolved.setup_url = MINIMAX_CHINA_SETUP_URL.to_string();
+            return;
+        }
+        Some(other) if !other.is_empty() => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Warning: ignoring invalid JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION={other:?}. \
+                 Valid values: global, china."
+            );
+            // Fall through to the prefix heuristic for backwards compat.
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
     if key
         .as_deref()
         .map(|key| key.trim_start().starts_with("sk-cp-"))
diff --git a/src/provider_catalog_tests.rs b/src/provider_catalog_tests.rs
index 3b7a82141..a12150ed7 100644
--- a/src/provider_catalog_tests.rs
+++ b/src/provider_catalog_tests.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,95 @@ fn minimax_token_plan_keys_route_to_china_even_when_openai_api_key_env_is_intern
     assert_eq!(resolved.setup_url, MINIMAX_CHINA_SETUP_URL);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn minimax_region_global_override_keeps_international_endpoint_for_sk_cp_keys() {
+    // MiniMax's global console issues sk-cp-prefixed keys too, so the
+    // auto-routing-by-prefix would dump them on api.minimaxi.com and 401.
+    // JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION=global must force the catalog default
+    // (api.minimax.io) regardless of the prefix.
+    let _lock = crate::storage::lock_test_env();
+    let _guard = EnvGuard::save(&["OPENAI_API_KEY", "JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION"]);
+    crate::env::remove_var("OPENAI_API_KEY");
+    crate::env::set_var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION", "global");
+
+    let resolved = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+        MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+        Some("sk-cp-actually-a-global-key"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        resolved.api_base, "https://api.minimax.io/v1",
+        "JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION=global must beat the sk-cp- → China heuristic"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn minimax_region_china_override_routes_even_without_sk_cp_prefix() {
+    let _lock = crate::storage::lock_test_env();
+    let _guard = EnvGuard::save(&["OPENAI_API_KEY", "JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION"]);
+    crate::env::remove_var("OPENAI_API_KEY");
+    crate::env::set_var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION", "china");
+
+    let resolved = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+        MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+        Some("any-non-sk-cp-key"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(resolved.api_base, MINIMAX_CHINA_API_BASE);
+    assert_eq!(resolved.setup_url, MINIMAX_CHINA_SETUP_URL);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn minimax_region_invalid_value_falls_through_to_prefix_heuristic() {
+    let _lock = crate::storage::lock_test_env();
+    let _guard = EnvGuard::save(&["OPENAI_API_KEY", "JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION"]);
+    crate::env::remove_var("OPENAI_API_KEY");
+    crate::env::set_var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION", "garbage");
+
+    // Invalid override → prefix heuristic still picks China for sk-cp- keys.
+    let resolved = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+        MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+        Some("sk-cp-token-plan"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(resolved.api_base, MINIMAX_CHINA_API_BASE);
+
+    // And global default for non-prefix keys.
+    let resolved2 = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+        MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+        Some("sk-international"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(resolved2.api_base, "https://api.minimax.io/v1");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn minimax_region_aliases_accept_io_cn_minimaxi() {
+    let _lock = crate::storage::lock_test_env();
+    let _guard = EnvGuard::save(&["OPENAI_API_KEY", "JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION"]);
+    crate::env::remove_var("OPENAI_API_KEY");
+
+    for global_alias in ["global", "international", "io", "GLOBAL", "  Global  "] {
+        crate::env::set_var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION", global_alias);
+        let resolved = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+            MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+            Some("sk-cp-test"),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolved.api_base, "https://api.minimax.io/v1",
+            "{global_alias:?} should route to global"
+        );
+    }
+
+    for china_alias in ["china", "cn", "minimaxi", "CHINA"] {
+        crate::env::set_var("JCODE_MINIMAX_REGION", china_alias);
+        let resolved = resolve_openai_compatible_profile_with_api_key_hint(
+            MINIMAX_PROFILE,
+            Some("sk-international-test"),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolved.api_base, MINIMAX_CHINA_API_BASE,
+            "{china_alias:?} should route to China"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn auth_issue_lan_openai_compatible_bases_are_valid_for_local_model_servers() {
     assert_eq!(