Running MiniMax H3 on Colab T4 by Splitting Pipeline Stages
james_hito · reddit · 2026-08-18
A developer ran MiniMax H3 video generation on a Colab T4 by splitting the ComfyUI pipeline into separate encode, sample, and decode processes. This workaround bypasses the 39.6GB cumulative model size by keeping peak RAM usage close to the largest individual stage. Tests show 35 mins for 864x480 resolution, with a detailed notebook provided.
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