Minds Uses MiniMax M3 to Cut Compute Costs 20x for AI Agents

Key Info

Minds, an AI agent platform that pools 50+ AI models, says open-source models like MiniMax M3 now deliver 90-95% of frontier-level capability at a fraction of the cost. M3 carries most of the workload, cutting Animoca Brands' compute costs by roughly 20x and bringing cost per user down to cents.

Highlights

• Minds combines 50+ AI models, leaning heavily on open-source LLMs to balance capability and price.
• MiniMax M3 handles the majority of workloads, providing near-frontier performance for a fraction of proprietary model costs.
• Animoca Brands saw compute costs drop about 20x, with per-user costs falling to pennies.