Blogger Slams MiniMax: Hype Over Substance
葬AI · wechat · 2026-07-10
A blogger argues that MiniMax's model capabilities fall short of the top tier, yet its strong "narrative skills" have positioned it alongside Kimi in the market. The article reviews MiniMax's marketing over the past six months, noting how it pioneered the hype around the "Lobster" agent and Hermes Agent, using concept creation to mask deficiencies in actual problem-solving. Furthermore, the blogger criticizes MiniMax for losing its first-mover advantage in video generation models, noting that its own video tool even prioritizes competitor ByteDance's Seedance model. The post concludes by mocking the trend of domestic tech giants blindly jumping on the "Lobster" concept bandwagon, dismissing it as pure cynical profiteering.
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