MiniMax Text 01 — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
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MiniMax Text 01 is a 456.1B-parameter open language model from MiniMax in the MiniMax family. It supports a context window of up to 10,240,000 tokens. At BF16 it needs about 912.98 GB of VRAM — see which GPUs and Macs can run it below.
MiniMax Text 01 runs on a multi-GPU server
BF16 needs ~916.5 GB · about 8× H200 SXM 141 GB
Not set up for it?
Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB
Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate
Run MiniMax Text 01
One recommended way. Every other method, OS and quant is in the step-by-step guide.
Recommended
vllm serve MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Text-01 --max-model-len 16384 --tensor-parallel-size 8Size the nodes from the table above
Download: Weights on Hugging Face
Other ways
each opens step-by-stepRun in cloud
Rent 8× H200 SXM node · BF16
- Estimated hourly price
- ~$28.72/hr
- est., whole server
- GPUs
- 8 GPUs
- 1.1 TB of VRAM
How Much VRAM Does MiniMax Text 01 Need?
Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.
| Quantization | VRAM | +32K | Runs on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913.0 GB | 920.5 GB | 16-bit · bfloat — Brain floating point 16 — preferred for training | Runs on 8× H200 SXM 141 GB |
Selected BF16
Brain floating point 16916.5GBat 16K context
- Weights
- 912.2 GB
- KV cache
- 4.0 GB
- Overhead
- 0.3 GB
Server-class: ~916.5 GB at 16K context · about 8× H200 SXM 141 GB
Which Hardware Can Run MiniMax Text 01?
BF16 · 913.0 GBMiniMax Text 01 (BF16) requires 913.0 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 1187+ GB is recommended. Using the full 10240K context window can add up to 2516.1 GB, bringing total usage to 3429.1 GB. No consumer GPU has enough memory.
Needs server-class hardware
MiniMax Text 01 runs on a multi-GPU server · BF16 needs ~916.5 GB
| Hardware | Quant | Memory | Context | Hardware page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8× H200 SXM 141 GB · 1.1 TB | BF16 | 916.5 GB | 256K ctx | H200 SXM → | BF16 · 916.5 GB · 256K ctx |
| 6× B200 192 GB · 1.2 TB | BF16 | 916.5 GB | 256K ctx | B200 → | BF16 · 916.5 GB · 256K ctx |
By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at BF16
Consumer GPUs (up to 32 GB) and Macs up to 512 GB: too small for this model (needs ≥ 916.5 GB)8 GB tier →12 GB tier →16 GB tier →24 GB tier →Macs →
How good is MiniMax Text 01?
llmrun Score blends public benchmark boards into one number; 100 = the average open model.
Not enough data yet for an llmrun Score.
A Score needs results on enough independent boards. How the Composite Score is built
Benchmarks
This is the single board showing results for this model; badges show who ran the test.
- MMLU-Pro
TIGER-LabIndependent
Independent75.7%
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Alternatives to MiniMax Text 01
MiniMax family · 9 models →Specifications
- Publisher
- MiniMax
- Family
- MiniMax
- Parameters
- 456.1B
- Active parameters
- 48.4B per token
- Architecture
- MiniMaxText01ForCausalLM
- Context Length
- 10,240,000 tokens
- Vocabulary Size
- 200,064
- Release Date
- 2025-01-12
Frequently Asked Questions
How much VRAM does MiniMax Text 01 need?
MiniMax Text 01 requires 913.0 GB of VRAM at BF16. Full 10240K context adds up to 2516.1 GB (3429.1 GB total).
VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead
Weights = 456.1B × 16 bits ÷ 8 = 912.2 GB
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.8 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)
Fit ratings and hardware model lists check this model with room for a 16K-token context, which needs a little more memory.
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 2516.9 GB (at full 10240K context)
VRAM usage by quantization
Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run MiniMax Text 01?
No — MiniMax Text 01 requires at least 913.0 GB at BF16, which exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB of VRAM.
Can I run MiniMax Text 01 on a Mac?
MiniMax Text 01 requires at least 913.0 GB at BF16. None of the 146 Macs we list has that much usable memory (the largest has 508.5 GB after macOS overhead).
Can I run MiniMax Text 01 locally?
Yes — MiniMax Text 01 can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
What's the download size of MiniMax Text 01?
At BF16, the download is about 912.18 GB.
Which GPUs can run MiniMax Text 01?
No single consumer GPU has enough VRAM to run MiniMax Text 01 at BF16 (913.0 GB). Multi-GPU or professional hardware is required.
Which devices can run MiniMax Text 01?
MiniMax Text 01 requires at least 913.0 GB at BF16, which exceeds the usable memory of every unified-memory device we list (the largest has 508.5 GB).