MiniMax
MiniMax M3
MiniMax open-weight model for the open-source shortlist.
Scores
Quality
8.5/10
Speed
8.2/10
Ease of use
6.8/10
Value
9/10
Specifications
- Category
- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Pricing
- Free (open-source)
- Min VRAM
- 24 GB
- Rec. VRAM
- 40 GB
- Documentation
- Open ↗
Pros
- + Solid open-weight quality
- + Free locally
Cons
- − Less documentation in some locales
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