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OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have overtaken their US rivals in token consumption since last month (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 26, 2026

Zijing Wu / Financial Times: OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have outperformed…

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MiniMax launches M2.7, proprietary software "self-evolving" LLM that the company used to create, monitor and optimize the model’s own reinforcement learning harnesses (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 20, 2026

Carl Franzen / BusinessBeat: MiniMax launches M2.7, a proprietary “self-evolving” LLM that the company has used to create, monitor and…

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Chinese AI startup MiniMax jumped 54% in its Hong Kong debut Friday, after raising about $619 million in its IPO priced at about $21.17 per share (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 9, 2026

Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg: Chinese AI startup MiniMax soared 54% in its Hong Kong debut Friday, after raising about $619…

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Chinese AI startup MiniMax raises $619 million in high-end Hong Kong IPO; sources: its institutional offer was oversubscribed by 70x+ (Dave Sebastian/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 8, 2026

Dave Sébastien / Bloomberg: Chinese AI startup MiniMax raises $619 million in high-end Hong Kong IPO; sources: its institutional offer…

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Chinese AI startup MiniMax is looking to raise up to approximately $538.5 million in an IPO in Hong Kong, offering 25.4 million shares in a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (Shivangi Lahiri/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 30, 2025

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Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax report 2024 revenue of $44.4 million and $30.5 million, respectively, as they both prepare for their Hong Kong IPOs in the coming weeks (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

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The open sources of minimax in China Minimax-M1, a model to manage complex productivity tasks that support the entry tokens of 1 million and it says it exceeds the R1-0528 of Deepseek (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 17, 2025

Bloomberg:: The open sources of minimax in China Minimax-M1, a model to manage complex productivity tasks which support the entry…

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Browsing: MiniMax

OpenRouter data: Lower-cost Chinese AI models from groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have overtaken their US rivals in token consumption since last month (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)

MiniMax launches M2.7, proprietary software "self-evolving" LLM that the company used to create, monitor and optimize the model’s own reinforcement learning harnesses (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Chinese AI startup MiniMax jumped 54% in its Hong Kong debut Friday, after raising about $619 million in its IPO priced at about $21.17 per share (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

Chinese AI startup MiniMax raises $619 million in high-end Hong Kong IPO; sources: its institutional offer was oversubscribed by 70x+ (Dave Sebastian/Bloomberg)

Chinese AI startup MiniMax is looking to raise up to approximately $538.5 million in an IPO in Hong Kong, offering 25.4 million shares in a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (Shivangi Lahiri/Reuters)

Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax report 2024 revenue of $44.4 million and $30.5 million, respectively, as they both prepare for their Hong Kong IPOs in the coming weeks (Bloomberg)

The open sources of minimax in China Minimax-M1, a model to manage complex productivity tasks that support the entry tokens of 1 million and it says it exceeds the R1-0528 of Deepseek (Bloomberg)