MiniMax-M2 is the new king of open source LLMs (especially for agentic tool calling)

These scores place it at or near the level of top proprietary systems like GPT-5 (thinking) and Claude Sonnet 4.5, making ...
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MiniMax releases M2 open-source model , offering double speed at 8% of Claude Sonnet’s price

China-based AI startup MiniMax has launched its open-source large language model, MiniMax M2, built specifically for agent ...

MiniMax-M2 : New Open Source Model That’s 2x Faster Than Claude

M2, the fast and affordable open source AI model transforming global AI accessibility with innovative features. Learn how MiniMax M2 ...
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China’s Open-Source Models Challenge Anthropic in AI Coding

Chinese companies are launching open-source AI models built to power coding assistants as cheaper alternatives to those ...