SMRTR AIJun 18, 2025NewsBytes

New MiniMax-M1 dethrones DeepSeek as China's top AI model

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MiniMax, a Shanghai-based company, has released MiniMax-M1, a fully open-source AI reasoning model that rivals top competitors in performance and cost-effectiveness. The model boasts a one million token context window, competitive benchmark scores, and efficient computation through its Lightning Attention mechanism. MiniMax-M1's capabilities and open-source nature position it as a strong contender in the AI model landscape, potentially impacting the industry's accessibility and development.

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