MiniMax-M2 is the new king of open source LLMs (especially for agentic tool calling)

These scores place it at or near the level of top proprietary systems like GPT-5 (thinking) and Claude Sonnet 4.5, making ...
TechNode

MiniMax releases M2 open-source model , offering double speed at 8% of Claude Sonnet’s price

China-based AI startup MiniMax has launched its open-source large language model, MiniMax M2, built specifically for agent ...
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New China Crisis for Alphabet (GOOGL) as AI Startup MiniMax Unveils ‘Unprecedently’ Smart Model

Another Chinese AI startup is threatening to challenge the power of U.S. tech with the launch of a new world-leading open ...
Absolute Geeks

MiniMax-M2 sets new benchmark for open-source AI performance

MiniMax-M2, the latest large language model from Chinese startup MiniMax, has entered the open-source AI landscape with unusually strong results—particularly in the emerging field of “agentic” ...
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China’s MiniMax Launches New Open-Source AI Model

Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax launched a new open-source large language model on Monday whose performance is ranked the highest among such models on some leaderboards. The new model, ...
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Chinese AI start-up MiniMax releases low-cost open-source models that rival top chatbots

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up MiniMax has launched a new series of open-source models, intensifying the competition among mainland technology firms to deliver cost-effective AI systems ...