MiniMax M2.7 is NOT open source - DOA License :(

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 4/12/2026

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Key Points

  • MiniMax M2.7 is shared with weights but is not open source, using a DOA-style license that restricts usage in many contexts.
  • The license broadly prohibits “commercial” use, including paid services, commercial APIs, and deploying fine-tuned versions for profit.
  • Military use is also explicitly prohibited in the license terms.
  • The post argues that this “open weights, closed license” approach is frustrating for users who expect more permissive reuse.
  • The license text is referenced directly via the Hugging Face repository for MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7.

Commercial use is banned without prior written permission from MiniMax.

And their definition of "commercial" is broad - covers paid services, commercial APIs, and even deploying a fine-tuned version for profit. Military use is also explicitly prohibited- interesting.

So you can't use the model or any outputs for anything commercial!

I'm really starting to hate these "open weights, closed license" models...

https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7/blob/main/LICENSE

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