MiniMax-Music3: hardware requirements

MiniMax-Music3 needs about 2.2 GB of memory at Q4 quantization — a 1.5 GB download plus room for context and overhead. That fits a machine with 8GB RAM.

Parameters
2.4B
Tier
Runs on a laptop
Licence
See model card
Released
2026-08-13

Will it run on your machine?

Download sizes by quantization

Lower quantization means a smaller file and less memory, at some cost to quality. Q4_K_M is the usual starting point. What is this?

QuantDownloadRAM @ 4KRAM @ 32KSource
Q4_K_Mrecommended1.5 GB2.2 GB2.2 GBestimated
Q5_K_M1.7 GB2.5 GB2.5 GBestimated
Q6_K2.0 GB2.8 GB2.8 GBestimated
Q8_02.6 GB3.4 GB3.4 GBestimated
BF164.9 GB6.0 GB6.0 GBestimated

“Measured” sizes are read from published GGUF files. “Estimated” sizes are derived from the parameter count and are typically within a few percent. The RAM columns add the context cache and runtime overhead to the download size.

Model card on HuggingFace →API specs & pricing →Verified 2026-08-14Tracked for 12 months after release