{
  "id": 3495779,
  "title": "Shanghai-based MiniMax reports H1 2026 revenue up 283% YoY to ~$116.6M, above 2025's 159% YoY growth, as its M3 model lags behind rivals like Z.ai's GLM-5.2 (Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/shanghai-based-minimax-reports-h1-2026-revenue-up-283-yoy-to-116-6m",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:50:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/minimax-sales-nearly-quadruple-in-crowded-race-for-chinaai-lead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MiniMax Group Inc.'s revenue surged 283% in the first half of 2026, even as the Chinese AI upstart trailed rivals such as Z.AI Co. in releasing top-tier large language models.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "MiniMax revenue surges 283% but remains behind pace to meet forecast amid crowded AI race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/minimax-revenue-surges-283-but-remains-behind-pace-to-meet-forecast",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:52:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "China's MiniMax sees revenue nearly quadruple in first half as AI demand surges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinas-minimax-sees-revenue-nearly-quadruple-in-first-half-as-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:20:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}