Chinese AI startup MiniMax plans to open-source a 2.7 trillion parameter model later this year
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Chinese AI startup MiniMax plans to release its 2.7 trillion parameter model, M3 Pro, as open source in Q3 2023, surpassing its current model with 428 billion parameters.
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Chinese AI startup MiniMax plans to release its 2.7 trillion parameter model, M3 Pro, as open source in Q3 2023, surpassing its current model with 428 billion parameters. This move comes amid increasing interest in open-source AI models in China, despite potential government regulations.
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- M3 Pro will be the largest Chinese AI model at 2.7 trillion parameters.
- MiniMax's current leading model, M3, has 428 billion parameters.
- Open-source models are gaining popularity among developers in China.
- MiniMax competes with Zhipu, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI.
- Chinese government may impose stricter controls on future AI model releases.
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~1 min readChinese AI developer MiniMax is working on a new large language model with 2.7 trillion parameters. MiniMax plans to release the model as open source. That's according to The Information, citing two people familiar with the plans. The model would be larger than any other Chinese AI model currently on the market.
Internally, MiniMax calls it M3 Pro, though the name could change before launch. The two sources say a release could come as early as Q3. The company's current top model, M3, has 428 billion parameters. Larger models tend to perform better on tasks that require complex reasoning and multi-step instructions.
Chinese open-source models have gained traction with developers this year, especially those looking for cheap models to handle high-volume, less critical tasks. MiniMax competes with Zhipu, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI. Recent reports, however, suggest the Chinese government wants to tighten controls on future releases of such models.
— Originally published at the-decoder.com
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