MiniMax
PaidLeading multimodal intelligence for the global era.
MiniMax is a world-leading general AI technology company founded in 2022, independently developing frontier multimodal foundation models spanning text, speech, video, image, and music. Its flagship text models (M2.7, M2.5) deliver advanced coding, agentic reasoning, and ultra-long context processing, while its Hailuo video generation and Speech 2.8 audio models power both consumer products and a global developer API platform serving over 214,000 enterprise clients.
What is it
MiniMax is a global leader in AI foundation models, specializing in multimodal intelligence. It focuses on 'Intelligence with Everyone,' providing powerful models for text, speech, audio, and video that power both its own consumer products and third-party applications.
What it can do
Its proprietary models (like M2.7 and Hailuo) feature advanced coding capabilities, long-context processing, and high 'agentic' performance. MiniMax powers products like 'Talkie' for interactive AI personas and 'Hailuo AI' for video generation, while offering an open API for developers to build their own multimodal experiences.
Who is it for
It is a major player for AI developers, enterprises, and creative creators looking for state-of-the-art multimodal models to power everything from interactive gaming and digital companions to high-end content generation and productivity tools.
Key Features
Flagship Text Models – Recursive self-improvement and agentic reasoning
MiniMax M2.7 features a 204,800-token context window and recursive self-improvement capabilities, delivering advanced reasoning, tool use, and multi-step agent execution. It powers complex office tasks, coding workflows, and long-document analysis with output speeds up to 100 tokens per second.
Code & Engineering Specialist – Open-weight coding powerhouse
MiniMax M2.5 achieves state-of-the-art performance in programming and software engineering benchmarks. Model weights are fully open-sourced on HuggingFace and deployable via vLLM or SGLang, with API pricing at roughly one-tenth of comparable closed-source models.
Cinematic Video Generation – Hailuo 2.3 text and image-to-video
Transform text prompts and reference images into high-fidelity video clips up to 1080p resolution and 10 seconds in duration. Hailuo 2.3 excels at realistic physics simulation, complex character motion like dancing and athletics, and maintaining visual consistency across frames.
Ultra-Realistic Speech Synthesis – 40-language voice generation
MiniMax Speech 2.8 delivers text-to-speech and voice cloning across 40 languages with 7 emotional tones. The turbo model provides low-latency streaming for real-time applications, while the HD model offers ultra-realistic quality with sound-tag support for professional voiceover production.
Use Cases
AI-powered video production for creators and agencies
Generate cinematic short-form videos, ads, and social content from text prompts or reference images using Hailuo 2.3. The realistic physics and character motion capabilities reduce the need for expensive production equipment and manual animation.
Multilingual voiceover and dubbing at scale
Produce professional-quality narration, audiobooks, and localized content in 40 languages with natural prosody and emotional range. The voice cloning API enables brands to maintain consistent vocal identity across global markets without studio recording sessions.
Software engineering with open-weight code models
Leverage MiniMax M2.5 for code generation, refactoring, and review tasks through the API or by self-hosting open weights. The model supports complex programming scenarios with performance competitive against leading closed-source alternatives at a fraction of the cost.
Interactive AI character and companion experiences
Build immersive conversational agents and digital companions using MiniMax's text models with long-horizon multi-character roleplay capabilities. Products like Talkie demonstrate the platform's ability to sustain engaging persona-driven interactions over extended sessions.
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