Instructions to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF") messages = [ {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"}, ] pipe(messages)# Load model directly from transformers import AutoModel model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF", dtype="auto") - llama-cpp-python
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:
# !pip install llama-cpp-python from llama_cpp import Llama llm = Llama.from_pretrained( repo_id="unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF", filename="BF16/MiniMax-M2-BF16-00001-of-00010.gguf", )
llm.create_chat_completion( messages = [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] ) - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps
- llama.cpp
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with llama.cpp:
Install from brew
brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Use pre-built binary
# Download pre-built binary from: # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- SGLang
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF 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 "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF" \ --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": "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF", "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 "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF" \ --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": "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }' - Ollama
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- Unsloth Studio new
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:
Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)
curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF to start chatting
Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)
irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF to start chatting
Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth
# No setup required # Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser # Search for unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF to start chatting
- Pi new
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Pi:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Configure the model in Pi
# Install Pi: npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent # Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json: { "providers": { "llama-cpp": { "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1", "api": "openai-completions", "apiKey": "none", "models": [ { "id": "unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL" } ] } } }Run Pi
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
- Hermes Agent new
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Hermes Agent:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama-server -hf unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Configure Hermes
# Install Hermes: curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash hermes setup # Point Hermes at the local server: hermes config set model.provider custom hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 hermes config set model.default unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Run Hermes
hermes
- Docker Model Runner
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
- Lemonade
How to use unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.MiniMax-M2-GGUF-UD-Q4_K_XL
List all available models
lemonade list
first <think> token not getting outputted
can you help me understand why my first is not getting outputted?
below is my run command
CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES="2" ./build/bin/llama-server \
--model /media/mukul/t7/models/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF/UD-Q4_K_XL/MiniMax-M2-UD-Q4_K_XL-00001-of-00003.gguf \
--alias unsloth/MiniMax-M2 \
--ctx-size 98304 \
-fa on \
-b 4096 -ub 4096 \
-ot ".ffn_.*_exps.=CPU" \
--n-gpu-layers 99 \
--jinja \
--parallel 1 \
--threads 56 \
--host 0.0.0.0 \
--port 10002
Add --special and it should be outputted!
Add
--specialand it should be outputted!
That did not work for me. I added --special, am I doing it wrong?
CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES="2" ./build/bin/llama-server \
--model /media/mukul/t7/models/unsloth/MiniMax-M2-GGUF/UD-Q4_K_XL/MiniMax-M2-UD-Q4_K_XL-00001-of-00003.gguf \
--alias unsloth/MiniMax-M2 \
--ctx-size 98304 \
-fa on \
-b 4096 -ub 4096 \
-ot ".ffn_.*_exps.=CPU" \
--n-gpu-layers 99 \
--jinja \
--special \
--parallel 1 \
--threads 56 \
--host 0.0.0.0 \
--port 10002
i do not know how to do that? where is that file that i need to edit? Is it in the checked out git cloned repo?
1.Download the default chat template https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2/blob/main/chat_template.jinja
2.Fix it
3.Run model with the cmd :
./llama-server --model ../MiniMax-M2-UD-TQ1_0.gguf --alias "minimax" --threads -1 --n-gpu-layers 999 --prio 3 --temp 1.0 --top-p 0.95 --top-k 40 --ctx-size 60000 --port 8001 --host 0.0.0.0 --flash-attn on --cache-type-k q4_0 --cache-type-v q4_0 -b 4000 -ub 1024 --chat-template-file ./chat_template.jinja --jinja
Thank you! That indeed fixed it!
I appreciate all the help!
Oh yes so after doing investigation it seems the minimax chat template has the think token be default so you will not be seeing this during the output
Oh yes so after doing investigation it seems the minimax chat template has the think token be default so you will not be seeing this during the output
It works with the fix above.
Oh yes so after doing investigation it seems the minimax chat template has the think token be default so you will not be seeing this during the output
It works with the fix above.
IMO, <think> in template is meant to ensure the model will output thinking content. Without it, the model probably still generates <think> at the beginning but it's not guaranteed.
But if you keep the <think> in the template, this messes up most things that expect the <think> to be output at the start of thinking and it starts outputting the thinking response as the actual response.

