MiniMax M2 and Agent
https://www.minimax.io/news/minimax-m2
MiniMax introduced a new model M2 and a product based on it — MiniMax Agent. The model is specifically designed for coding agents: it can plan steps and use tools (browser, code interpreter, etc.). It has 229 billion parameters, of which 10 billion are active, and a context window of 200 thousand tokens.

The main idea is to find a balance between high performance, low price, and high speed. The model is fully open source.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcE-K709QK4

In addition to official information, practical tests and reviews confirm that MiniMax M2 is an extremely powerful model, one of the best open-source models for programming to date. The model successfully coped with creating an operating system simulation with working applications, such as Paint and a terminal, and generated creative websites with unique styles and interactive elements.

At the same time, M2 demonstrated the presence of ethical limitations, refusing to create a site on a fraudulent topic, and could not cope with an overly complex task, such as a PC assembly simulator, which indicates its current limits.

https://agent.minimax.io/
MiniMax Agent online has two modes: Lightning Mode: For quick and simple tasks (answering questions, light coding). Pro Mode: For complex and long-term tasks (deep research, software development, report creation). You can only log in via Google. There is integration with Supabase and an MCP catalog. There are applications for iOS and Android.

Pro Mode is temporarily free, and the API is also temporarily free (until November 7). I did not find anything on the website about code privacy control.

#newllmmodel #minimax #autonomousagents