FAL Interview: MiniMax H3 Max Won't Be Open-Sourced, Going Frontier Commercial
pilkyton · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit user summarized FAL's Sep 17 interview: MiniMax H3 Max is claimed to be 35x faster than the original model with better quality, but the team is building a closed-source commercial ecosystem rather than releasing open weights. Planned features include 2-minute memory for long videos, lip sync from supplied audio, camera controls, and reference motion controllability—all earmarked for their "closed-source frontier models." They say it's the most popular and cheap model for professionals and are in contact with Hollywood. No open-source release was discussed, only a 3-4 day delay for external speed verification. The poster concludes open weights aren't coming and the community should move on.
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