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MiniMax releases open-source H3 multimodal model amid competition

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Chinese AI startup MiniMax has launched H3, an open-source multimodal model, amidst competition from Moonshot's Kimi K3 and DeepSeek. The company reported significant R&D spending against its revenue for the upcoming year. AI

IMPACT This release introduces a new open-source multimodal model, potentially impacting the competitive landscape for AI startups in China.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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MiniMax releases open-source H3 multimodal model amid competition

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinese AI startup MiniMax has released H3, its new open-source multimodal model, as it navigates pressure from Moonshot's Kimi K3 and DeepSeek's aggressive pri

    Chinese AI startup MiniMax has released H3, its new open-source multimodal model, as it navigates pressure from Moonshot's Kimi K3 and DeepSeek's aggressive pricing. The release comes as MiniMax reported 2025 revenue of 79M USD against 253M USD in R&D spending. https:// pandaily.…

    LINKS pandaily.com/minimax-swimming-past-kill-l…

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