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MiniMax built cloud-native Data plus AI platform on Alibaba Cloud supporting multimodal LLMs (Hailuo AI, Speech 2.6, Talkie) with global expansion to 212M individual users and 1…
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Title
Alibaba Cloud Data Plus AI Platform Scale Deployment
Content
Alibaba Cloud and MiniMax: Building a Data-Centric AI Infrastructure This case study explores how Alibaba Cloud partnered with MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup, to build a robust AI infrastructure capable of supporting large-scale AI model training and deployment. MiniMax, founded in 2021, has emerged as one of China's leading AI companies, developing foundational models that power various enterprise applications. Infrastructure Challenges: MiniMax faced the challenge of building a computing infrastructure that could handle the massive computational requirements of training large language models while maintaining cost efficiency and reliability. The company needed a cloud partner that could provide scalable GPU resources, high-speed networking, and optimized storage solutions. Solution - Alibaba Cloud AI Infrastructure: Alibaba Cloud provided MiniMax with access to its advanced computing resources, including: High-performance GPU clusters for distributed model training Pangu AI Platform for model development and deployment Object Storage Service (OSS) for managing large datasets Express Connect for high-speed data transfer between regions Results and Impact: The partnership enabled MiniMax to train foundation models at scale while optimizing costs through Alibaba Cloud's resource management tools. The infrastructure supports MiniMax's B2B AI services, including AI writing assistant and multimodal models. The company has attracted significant investment, reaching a valuation of over $1 billion, demonstrating the success of its cloud-native AI approach.
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Shanghai
Company/Organization
MiniMax
Continent
Asia
Country
China
Category
Internet Software & Services
Type
Deployment
Id
a9c52db6-6c94-422e-b38c-8fa5c4369f8f
Created At
2026-04-03T18:43:03.309714+00:00