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MiniMax launches M3 AI model, claims lead over GPT-5.5 on coding

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Chinese AI startup MiniMax has launched its new flagship model, M3, which is engineered for coding tasks and automated workflows. This model boasts a significantly reduced computational need, requiring only one-twentieth of previous levels, and can process up to one million tokens simultaneously. MiniMax asserts that M3 outperforms GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding benchmarks. AI

IMPACT Sets new SOTA on coding benchmarks; pressures OpenAI and Google to respond.

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 launches M3 AI model, claims lead over GPT-5.5 on coding

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinese AI start-up MiniMax has unveiled its latest flagship AI model, M3, designed for coding agents and automated workflows. The redesigned architecture reduc

    Chinese AI start-up MiniMax has unveiled its latest flagship AI model, M3, designed for coding agents and automated workflows. The redesigned architecture reduces computational requirements to one-twentieth of previous levels, while processing up to one million tokens of data at …

    LINKS scmp.com/…/minimax-debuts-ai-model-built-…

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