# Chinese AI startup MiniMax plans to open-source a 2.7 trillion parameter model later this year

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/chinese-ai-startup-minimax-plans-to-open-source-a-2-7-trillion-parameter-model-later-this-year/>
> Published: 2026-07-08 12:44:52+00:00

Chinese 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.

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