What Is the MiniMax H3 Community License?

Overview

The MiniMax Community License is the planned license for MiniMax H3’s open weights — but as of early August 2026 the final text does not yet exist, because the weights have not shipped. What has been reported is its intended shape: it would permit commercial use for organizations under $20M in annual revenue, subject to prominent attribution requirements. Source note: Verified 2026-08-06 against the MiniMax official H3 blog, MiniMax Video Generation API docs, and Hugging Face MiniMax-H3 model page.

Read that as a preview, not the final word. Until MiniMax publishes the actual license alongside the released repository, the exact terms — revenue threshold, attribution wording, region or use restrictions, and redistribution rules — are not settled and should not be relied on for a commercial decision.

MiniMax’s licensing history is a reason to read the final text carefully rather than assume the summary covers your case. A revenue threshold in particular starts to matter once a product grows.

For now, note the intended terms, but treat the license as pending. When the repository lands, save the exact license version and flag anything touching commercial scale for review. This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the current terms before committing revenue-generating work to the model.