What It Really Takes to Run MiniMax H3 Locally
MiniMax H3's open weights need two 24GB GPUs and 200GB of RAM, and the license excludes the US, EU, UK and Korea. Here is what local use actually means.
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MiniMax H3's open weights need two 24GB GPUs and 200GB of RAM, and the license excludes the US, EU, UK and Korea. Here is what local use actually means.
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