MiniMax Pledges to Keep Open-Sourcing Frontier Models
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-07-10
MiniMax reaffirmed that, at least within their company, they will continue to release cutting-edge open-weight models in the future. This post directly counters rumors that Chinese AI labs will stop open-sourcing and pivot to licensing, making it clear that the company will not abandon the open weight route.
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