MiniMax-M2 TPS calculator

Open weights MiniMax 229B parameters October 2025

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

Calculated for this model

17 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Radeon Instinct MI250

128 GB · Q3_K_M · 12.8 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

34.2 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run MiniMax-M2?

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A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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17 cards match

Calculating
Needs Quantisation Fit
34.2 tok/s

20–55 · low confidence

B200 NVIDIA 180 GB 8,000 GB/s Jan 2024 139.2 GB Q4_K_M Tight
25.5 tok/s

15–41 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD 128 GB 6,550 GB/s Jan 2023 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
22.2 tok/s

13–36 · low confidence

H200 NVL NVIDIA 141 GB 4,890 GB/s Nov 2024 125.9 GB IQ4_XS Tight
22.2 tok/s

13–36 · low confidence

H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA 141 GB 4,890 GB/s Nov 2024 125.9 GB IQ4_XS Tight
20.7 tok/s

12–33 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD 128 GB 5,325 GB/s Dec 2023 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
14.8 tok/s

9–24 · low confidence

B300 NVIDIA 288 GB 8,000 GB/s Sep 2025 245.9 GB Q8_0 Tight
13.7 tok/s

8–22 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD 192 GB 5,325 GB/s Dec 2023 165.9 GB Q5_K_M Tight
13.7 tok/s

8–22 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD 192 GB 5,325 GB/s Dec 2023 165.9 GB Q5_K_M Tight
12.8 tok/s

8–20 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD 128 GB 3,280 GB/s Nov 2021 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
12.8 tok/s

8–20 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD 128 GB 3,280 GB/s Nov 2021 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
12.6 tok/s

8–20 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD 256 GB 6,000 GB/s Oct 2024 192.6 GB Q6_K Tight
11.8 tok/s

7–19 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD 288 GB 8,190 GB/s Jan 2025 245.9 GB Q8_0 Tight
11.8 tok/s

7–19 · low confidence

Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD 288 GB 8,190 GB/s Jan 2025 245.9 GB Q8_0 Tight
10.6 tok/s

6–17 · low confidence

Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel 128 GB 3,280 GB/s Jan 2023 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
10.4 tok/s

6–17 · low confidence

Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel 128 GB 3,210 GB/s Jan 2023 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
1.4 tok/s

1–2 · low confidence

GB10 NVIDIA 128 GB 273 GB/s Oct 2025 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight
1.4 tok/s

1–2 · low confidence

Jetson T5000 NVIDIA 128 GB 273 GB/s Aug 2025 112.6 GB Q3_K_M Tight

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation
MiniMax
Organisation type
Industry
Country
China
Published
27 October 2025

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain
Language
Task
Code generation, System control, Search, Language modeling/generation, Question answering

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters
229B

"maintaining activations around 10B" safetensors: 229B params

Training data
tokens

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights
Open — downloadable
Model access
Open weights (unrestricted)
Training code
Unreleased

MIT license https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2

Hugging Face
MiniMaxAI

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Why it is tracked
Discretionary

high performing open source model

Record confidence
Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference
MiniMax M2 & Agent: Ingenious in Simplicity
Last updated
11 February 2026

The extremes

What the numbers mean

Hardware requirements in practice

Minimum card

Radeon Instinct MI250

Memory needed

112.6 GB

Fastest

34.2 tok/s

At 229B parameters, MiniMax-M2 is beyond what any single graphics card holds. Running it means either splitting it across several cards or renting hardware built for the job — 17 of the cards we track can hold it on their own, and all of them are datacentre parts.

The entry point is the Radeon Instinct MI250: 128 GB of memory, Q3_K_M compression, roughly 12.8 tokens per second.

At the other end, a B200 generates roughly 34.2 tokens per second on it, on the strength of 8,000 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Where it came from

MiniMax-M2 was published by MiniMax, in China, in October 2025. industry is the category the publisher falls under.

It works in Language, and is recorded as doing code generation, System control, Search, Language modeling/generation, Question answering.

The weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware indefinitely, offline, with no account attached. It is published under the MiniMaxAI organisation on Hugging Face.

Understanding the speeds

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range is about 12.8 tokens per second, and 15 of them clear the ten tokens per second that roughly matches reading speed.

Every weight participates in every token here, so bandwidth is the whole story: the ranking below is effectively a ranking of memory throughput.

Its internal architecture is not on file, so memory is approximated from the parameter count and marked accordingly. Expect the real figure to differ, more so at long context.

What went into building it

The reason it appears in this catalogue at all is discretionary.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for MiniMax-M2

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

  1. 01

    Start from the memory column

    The table lists every card that can hold MiniMax-M2 — around 112.6 GB at Q3_K_M. That figure, not the card's headline performance, is what decides whether it runs.

  2. 02

    Set the context length you will work at

    Longer conversations cost memory on top of what the weights need. Move the slider to your real working length before trusting any row for MiniMax-M2.

  3. 03

    Set a quality floor

    The quantisation column varies by card, because a bigger card holds a more accurate copy of MiniMax-M2 — Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Set a floor to hold the comparison at one level.

  4. 04

    Sort by speed

    Ranking by tokens per second for MiniMax-M2 follows memory bandwidth, not core counts, which is why the B200 tops it at 34.2 tok/s.

  5. 05

    Look at the headroom, not just the fit

    Tight means MiniMax-M2 loads and works, with no room to raise the context later. Comfortable means you can. The difference matters more than a few tokens per second.

  6. 06

    Open the card you have settled on

    Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold. It answers what else the hardware is good for, beyond MiniMax-M2.

Answers

MiniMax-M2 — common questions

01

What is MiniMax-M2 used for?

MiniMax-M2 works in Language, and is recorded as handling code generation, System control, Search, Language modeling/generation, Question answering. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.

02

Where can I download MiniMax-M2?

Its weights are published under the MiniMaxAI organisation on Hugging Face. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.

03

Can I run MiniMax-M2 if it does not fit in my GPU?

It can be split between the card and system memory, but MiniMax-M2 generates painfully slowly that way — the nearest miss we calculate is short by 52.8 GB. Nothing on this page assumes offloading.

04

Would two GPUs run MiniMax-M2 faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. With 17 cards already able to run MiniMax-M2 alone, the case for pairing is weak.

05

Why does the quantisation differ between cards for MiniMax-M2?

Each card is shown running the least-compressed copy it can hold, and MiniMax-M2 appears at 6 different compression levels across the cards that fit it. Bigger cards get the more accurate version.

06

How accurate are these MiniMax-M2 speed estimates?

Every figure is derived from memory bandwidth and model size, not benchmarked. That is why each is published as a range such as 20–55 tok/s on the B200 rather than a single number.

07

What GPU do I need to run MiniMax-M2?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds MiniMax-M2 is the Radeon Instinct MI250, with 128 GB of memory. It runs the model at Q3_K_M using about 112.6 GB, and produces roughly 12.8 tokens per second. 17 cards in total can run it.

08

How fast is MiniMax-M2 on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is a B200 at about 34.2 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and 15 of the cards that can run MiniMax-M2 clear that.

09

How much VRAM does MiniMax-M2 need?

About 112.6 GB at Q3_K_M compression, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

10

Is MiniMax-M2 open source?

Its weights are published, so MiniMax-M2 can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

11

How many parameters does MiniMax-M2 have?

MiniMax-M2 has 229B parameters. "maintaining activations around 10B" safetensors: 229B params. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

12

Who created MiniMax-M2?

MiniMax-M2 was published by MiniMax, based in China, categorised as industry.

13

When was MiniMax-M2 released?

MiniMax-M2 was published in October 2025.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 11 February 2026

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