Instructions to use MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2 with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2 with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2", trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
inputs = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
	messages,
	add_generation_prompt=True,
	tokenize=True,
	return_dict=True,
	return_tensors="pt",
).to(model.device)

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=40)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]:]))

Inference
HuggingChat
Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

vLLM

How to use MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2 with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2

SGLang

How to use MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2 with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2 with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2
```

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@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ We recommend using [SGLang](https://docs.sglang.ai/) to serve MiniMax-M2. SGLang
 We recommend using [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/stable/) to serve MiniMax-M2. vLLM provides efficient day-0 support of MiniMax-M2 model, check https://docs.vllm.ai/projects/recipes/en/latest/MiniMax/MiniMax-M2.html for latest deployment guide. We also provide our [vLLM Deployment Guide](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2/blob/main/docs/vllm_deploy_guide.md).
-IMPORTANT: MiniMax-M2 is an interleaved thinking model. Therefore, when using it, it is important to retain the thinking content from the assistant's turns within the historical messages. In the model's output content, we use the `<think>...</think>` format to wrap the assistant's thinking content. When using the model, you must ensure that the historical content is passed back in its original format. Do not remove the `<think>...</think>` part, otherwise, the model's performance will be negatively affected.
 ### Inference Parameters
 We recommend using the following parameters for best performance: `temperature=1.0`, `top_p = 0.95`, `top_k = 40`.
 ## Tool Calling Guide
 Please refer to our [Tool Calling Guide](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2/blob/main/docs/tool_calling_guide.md).

 We recommend using [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/stable/) to serve MiniMax-M2. vLLM provides efficient day-0 support of MiniMax-M2 model, check https://docs.vllm.ai/projects/recipes/en/latest/MiniMax/MiniMax-M2.html for latest deployment guide. We also provide our [vLLM Deployment Guide](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2/blob/main/docs/vllm_deploy_guide.md).
 ### Inference Parameters
 We recommend using the following parameters for best performance: `temperature=1.0`, `top_p = 0.95`, `top_k = 40`.
+**IMPORTANT:** MiniMax-M2 is an interleaved thinking model. Therefore, when using it, it is important to retain the thinking content from the assistant's turns within the historical messages. In the model's output content, we use the `<think>...</think>` format to wrap the assistant's thinking content. When using the model, you must ensure that the historical content is passed back in its original format. Do not remove the `<think>...</think>` part, otherwise, the model's performance will be negatively affected.
 ## Tool Calling Guide
 Please refer to our [Tool Calling Guide](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2/blob/main/docs/tool_calling_guide.md).