Alternatives to MiniMax-M3
MiniMax-M3 alternatives
MiniMax-M3's smallest published quantization is 84.31 GiB. The models below do the same job with a different trade — less memory, comparable size, or a more permissive licence.
From the file· sizes from summed file bytes
Meaningfully smaller
under 70% of its smallest quantization
| Model | Params | Smallest | Quants | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3BMoE | 36.0B | 8.77 GiB | 61 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-MTP | 27.8B | 10.12 GiB | 34 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 9.7B | 2.97 GiB | 34 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-26B-A4B-itMoE | 26.5B | 8.99 GiB | 46 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-12B-it | 12.0B | 3.92 GiB | 59 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.5-4B | 4.7B | 1.42 GiB | 57 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwythos-9B-Claude-Mythos-5-1M | 9.4B | 5.38 GiB | 16 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-31B-it | 31.3B | 7.95 GiB | 55 | apache-2.0 |
Comparable in size
within ±40%, so a like-for-like swap
| Model | Params | Smallest | Quants | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5-397B-A17BMoE | 403B | 82.64 GiB | 65 | apache-2.0 |
| Ornith-1.0-397BMoE | 397B | 76.16 GiB | 41 | mit |
More permissively licensed
licences that allow commercial use
| Model | Params | Smallest | Quants | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6-35B-A3BMoE | 36.0B | 8.77 GiB | 61 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.6-27B-Fable-Fusion-711-Uncensored-Heretic-NM-DAU-MTP | 27.8B | 10.12 GiB | 34 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 9.7B | 2.97 GiB | 34 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-26B-A4B-itMoE | 26.5B | 8.99 GiB | 46 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-12B-it | 12.0B | 3.92 GiB | 59 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwen3.5-4B | 4.7B | 1.42 GiB | 57 | apache-2.0 |
| Qwythos-9B-Claude-Mythos-5-1M | 9.4B | 5.38 GiB | 16 | apache-2.0 |
| gemma-4-31B-it | 31.3B | 7.95 GiB | 55 | apache-2.0 |