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MiniMax M2.1

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Open weightsverifiedObserved Oct 13, 2026
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Source release date
Dec 20, 2025

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MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1@cd97f59135f37b2a6bf09356e485d5e4aeb7dc9c

official model card · Pinned artifact · Hugging Face Hub. First observed Oct 12, 2026; last observed Oct 13, 2026.

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MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.1

official model card · Mutable source entry · Hugging Face Hub. First observed Oct 12, 2026; last observed Oct 13, 2026.

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artificial-analysis:272ff333-442f-4169-a804-ac9177bc99d7

independent benchmark · Pinned artifact · Artificial Analysis evaluated configuration. First observed Oct 13, 2026; last observed Oct 13, 2026.

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https://platform.minimax.io/docs/release-notes/models#dec-22-2025|minimax-m2.1|release

official changelog · Pinned artifact · Official provider announcement. First observed Oct 12, 2026; last observed Oct 12, 2026.

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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexv4.3 · reasoning20.9 index_pointsSource record verifiedArtificial Analysis ↗independent benchmarkartificial-analysis:272ff333-442f-4169-a804-ac9177bc99d7Sep 9, 2026

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MiniMax MiniMax-M2.1 released

MiniMax released the MiniMax-M2.1 model, which supports text input and output with open weights. The release highlights capabilities in polyglot programming and code refactoring.

Open weightsAI-assisted summary · qwen3.8-27bRecorded Oct 12, 2026