MiniMax-M3 debuts, eclipsing GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on key benchmark performance for just 5-10% of the cost

M3 demonstrates that the next phase of agent development will not just be driven by larger datasets, but by efficient ...
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MiniMax M3 Open-Weight Coding Model: Frontier Claims, Unverified Benchmarks

a mobile phone's screen showing the logo of Chinese AI MiniMax in Beijing on January 21, 2026. WANG Zhao/Getty Images Shanghai-based MiniMax launched its M3 foundation model on Monday, June 1, 2026, ...
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Open Source MiniMax M3 Outperforms Opus 4.7 for a Fraction of the Cost

The MiniMax M3 is making waves in the AI community as an open source model that combines advanced capabilities with affordability. Highlighted by World of AI, this model stands out for its ability to ...
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MiniMax debuts AI model built for long and complex coding tasks

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up MiniMax has unveiled its latest flagship AI model, M3, designed to anchor the company’s push into coding agents and automated workflows. The Shanghai-based ...
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MiniMax M3 Takes Open-Weight AI Lead: Sparse Attention Architecture Now Verified

MiniMax M3 sparse attention is now verified by Artificial Analysis, which ranks M3 first among open-weight AI models with an ...
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Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

Rob Williams knows how to pitch Jeff Bezos: You write a press release as if your product has already been built. Bezos reads it and gives a thumbs up or down. Williams went through this process a lot ...
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MiniMax plans China IPO as it eyes local rivals like DeepSeek

CHINA’S MiniMax Group has begun preparations for a domestic initial public offering (IPO), according to a regulatory filing, as the fast‑growing artificial intelligence (AI) startup challenges local ...