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MiniMax AI releases open M3 model with 1M context, comparable to Gemini 3.1 Pro

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MiniMax AI has released its M3 model, a 428 billion parameter (23 billion active) open model with a 1 million token context window. The model performs comparably to Gemini 3.1 Pro and can be run locally using UnslothAI's optimized quantization methods. Users can run the model with 2-bit GGUF on 138GB of RAM/VRAM or 3-bit on 165GB. AI

IMPACT This release offers a powerful open-source alternative with a large context window, potentially driving innovation in local AI deployments.

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 AI releases open M3 model with 1M context, comparable to Gemini 3.1 Pro

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  1. X — MiniMax AI TIER_1 English(EN) · MiniMax_AI ·

    Run M3 locally today with @UnslothAI

    Run M3 locally today with @UnslothAI

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