MiniMax opens M3.1 Flash weights with Together AI handling inference

Yan Junjie's company launched M3.1 Flash on October 19th; four days later, it opened the weights and added hosted production inference through Together AI.

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Why it matters

MiniMax is extending M3.1 Flash beyond its own API: downloadable weights widen developer access, while Together AI's hosted inference offers a production route without customer-managed GPUs.

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MiniMax opened the weights for M3.1 Flash on October 23rd, pairing the release with production inference through Together AI so developers can use a hosted service instead of managing GPUs themselves.…

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