MiniMax
MiniMax release dates and model history
Latest MiniMax model: MiniMax M3.1 Flash, released October 19, 2026. Every MiniMax release date with sources, checked every 5 minutes.
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MiniMax started in early 2025, then launched the M series: first a model that reasons, then a new version almost every quarter, up to M3 on 1 June 2026. M3.1 Flash, faster and cheaper for agents and code, followed on 19 October 2026, after a preview in September.
Release history
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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is a multimodal model from MiniMax. Compared with M3, it delivers significant improvements across multiple benchmarks, particularly in complex agentic tasks, coding, and cybersecurity.
MiniMax · M3.1 FlashMiniMax M3
MiniMax-M3 is a multimodal foundation model from MiniMax. It supports text, image, and video inputs with text output, a 1M-token context window, and is suited for long-horizon agentic work, coding,...
MiniMax · M3MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax-M2.7 is a next-generation large language model designed for autonomous, real-world productivity and continuous improvement. Built to actively participate in its own evolution, M2.7 integrates advanced agentic capabilities through multi-agent...
MiniMax · M2.7MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax-M2.5 is a SOTA large language model designed for real-world productivity. Trained in a diverse range of complex real-world digital working environments, M2.5 builds upon the coding expertise of M2.1...
MiniMax · M2.5MiniMax M2-her
MiniMax M2-her is a dialogue-first large language model built for immersive roleplay, character-driven chat, and expressive multi-turn conversations. Designed to stay consistent in tone and personality, it supports rich message...
OpenRouter catalogueMiniMax M2.1
MiniMax-M2.1 is a lightweight, state-of-the-art large language model optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and modern application development. With only 10 billion activated parameters, it delivers a major jump in real-world...
MiniMax · M2.1MiniMax M2
MiniMax-M2 is a compact, high-efficiency large language model optimized for end-to-end coding and agentic workflows. With 10 billion activated parameters (230 billion total), it delivers near-frontier intelligence across general reasoning,...
MiniMax · M2MiniMax M1
MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...
MiniMax · M1MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context...
MiniMax · MiniMax-01
Questions about MiniMax
- What is the latest MiniMax model?
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash, released on October 19, 2026.
- What is the next MiniMax model?
- No next MiniMax model has been announced yet.
- How often does MiniMax release a new MiniMax model?
- About every 51 days over the last 12 months (median gap between releases).
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