Question 1

How much VRAM does MiniMax-Text-01 need?

Accepted Answer

MiniMax-Text-01 (456.1B) requires approximately 997.7822891235351 GB of VRAM at full precision (FP16), 498.9 GB at 8-bit quantization (Q8), and 249.4 GB at 4-bit quantization (Q4). The actual VRAM usage may be slightly higher due to KV cache and runtime overhead.

Question 2

What GPUs can run MiniMax-Text-01?

Accepted Answer

We currently have no compatible GPUs indexed for MiniMax-Text-01. This may be because the model's VRAM requirements exceed available GPUs in our database, or VRAM data hasn't been computed yet.

Question 3

What is the cheapest GPU to run MiniMax-Text-01?

Accepted Answer

We don't currently have cloud pricing data for GPUs compatible with MiniMax-Text-01. Cloud pricing data is updated regularly — check back soon.

Question 4

Can MiniMax-Text-01 run on consumer hardware?

Accepted Answer

MiniMax-Text-01 requires approximately 997.7822891235351 GB of VRAM at FP16, and even with 4-bit quantization (Q4) it needs about 249.4 GB. This exceeds the 24 GB available on the highest-end consumer GPU (RTX 4090), so MiniMax-Text-01 requires datacenter or cloud GPUs.

Question 5

What quantization options are available for MiniMax-Text-01?

Accepted Answer

MiniMax-Text-01 supports the following quantization levels: FP16 (full precision): ~997.7822891235351 GB, Q8 (8-bit): ~498.9 GB, Q6 (6-bit): ~374.2 GB, Q4 (4-bit): ~249.4 GB. Lower quantization reduces VRAM usage at the cost of some quality loss. Q8 offers a good balance between quality and memory savings, while Q4 provides maximum compression. As a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 32 experts (2 active), MiniMax-Text-01 has a larger total weight size but only activates a subset of parameters per token, which can affect effective memory usage during inference.

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VRAM requirements for MiniMax-Text-01 at different quantization levels
Quantization	VRAM Required
FP16	997.8 GB
Q8	498.9 GB
Q6	374.2 GB
Q4	249.4 GB