MiniMax Agent learning map
MiniMax Agent is MiniMax's general-purpose agent workbench. The official launch post (Agent) calls it a general agent that can finish long-horizon tasks: plan an expert solution, break the work down, run sub-tasks, and deliver a result.
China entry: agent.minimaxi.com. International entry: agent.minimax.io.
This directory is not a MiniMax Code tutorial. The desktop coding agent lives at the official Code welcome page. This site tracks Code in issue #72.
Product landscape
The company site, the Agent site, and the docs site reuse several names. They are not one product with four skins. The core path here is MiniMax Agent (the web workbench).
MiniMax family
├── MiniMax Agent — general-purpose workbench (this directory)
│ ├── Web: agent.minimaxi.com / agent.minimax.io
│ ├── Lightning / Pro modes
│ ├── Skill marketplace /skills
│ └── On-site entries: MaxHermes, MaxClaw
├── MiniMax Code — desktop coding agent (#72, not expanded here)
├── MiniMax Design / Hub — multimodal creation canvas
├── Hailuo — video generation
├── MiniMax Audio — speech and music
├── Xingye / Talkie — character / community apps
└── Open Platform / Token Plan — API and billing| Official first-level entry | What it is | Official URL | This site |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax Agent | Long-horizon general agent workbench | agent.minimaxi.com | Standalone pages in this directory |
| MiniMax Code | Desktop AI agent for a local project / terminal / browser | Code welcome | One row. Main tutorial is #72 |
| MiniMax Design / Hub | Multimodal creation studio. EN About still says Hub; hub.minimaxi.com now loads Design | design.minimaxi.com, hub.minimaxi.com | One row |
| Hailuo | Text / image to video | hailuoai.com | One row |
| MiniMax Audio | Speech and music | minimaxi.com/audio | One row |
| Xingye (星野) | Immersive agent community (China) | xingyeai.com | One row |
| Talkie | Xingye's overseas counterpart | talkie-ai.com | One row |
| Open Platform / API | Model HTTP API | platform.minimaxi.com | One row |
| Token Plan | Subscription and quota | Product nav on the company site | One row |
| About / News / IR | Company pages | minimaxi.com | Out of scope |
Sources: www.minimaxi.com About, www.minimaxi.com/en Product / About, agent.minimaxi.com, docs/llms.txt. Opened 2026-08-19.
Names that collide:
- MiniMax Agent ≠ MiniMax Code. Agent is the general workbench. Code is the desktop app. Changelog v3.0.33: "Desktop app officially renamed to MiniMax Code."
- MiniMax Hub ≠ MiniMax Agent. EN About lists Hub next to Code / Audio / Talkie. Opening
hub.minimaxi.comcurrently loads MiniMax Design. - Mini-Agent ≠ MiniMax Agent.
MiniMax-AI/Mini-Agentis an open-platform sample, not this product. - MaxHermes / MaxClaw appear on the Agent home page. They are not company first-level products. See the glossary.
Model internals (MSA, attention, training) belong in Learn LLM. This directory does not explain them.
Quick decision: which surface?
What do I want to do?
├── Finish a long task in the browser (research, PPT, report, site, multimodal deliverable)
│ └── → MiniMax Agent (this directory)
│ ├── Q&A / light search / light code → Lightning
│ └── Long research / full-stack / PPT / report / site → Pro; turn on Agent Team when the work must split
├── Edit a local repo, inspect diffs, run a terminal
│ └── → MiniMax Code (official desktop docs; this site #72)
├── Only generate video
│ └── → Hailuo
├── Only speech / music
│ └── → MiniMax Audio
├── Character roleplay / community
│ └── → Xingye (China) / Talkie (overseas)
├── Storyboard-to-film canvas
│ └── → MiniMax Design (the domain may still say Hub)
└── Call models from my own software
└── → Open Platform APIWhen MiniMax Agent is worth a try
Try it when:
- You want a browser deliverable: research, slides, a report, a site — not a terminal session over a repo.
- You already use a Claude.ai / Cowork-style workbench and want the China / MiniMax entry.
- The job needs multimodal output or MCP. The launch post lists programming, multimodality, and MCP as design bars.
Wait when:
- You need a local project, a terminal, and a git workspace — that is MiniMax Code.
- You only need one video — use Hailuo.
- You want a companion character — use Xingye / Talkie.
- You need a copy-paste command / flag manual — there is no official Commands page for the Agent web workbench. This site only records wording we can open.
Learning path
| Stage | Read | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Open it | MiniMax Agent tutorial | Sign in and send the first task |
| 2. Pick a mode | Lightning / Pro in the tutorial, then the Cookbook | Short Q&A stays off Pro |
| 3. Skills and Team | Cookbook + skill marketplace | When to install a skill; when to open Team |
| 4. Look up entries | Cheatsheet | Domains, modes, sources |
| 5. Untangle names | Glossary | Agent / Code / Hub / Design / Mini-Agent |
Feature snapshot
Only capabilities with official wording.
| Capability | One line | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Long-horizon tasks | Plan, split, deliver a final result | Launch post |
| Lightning | Fast Q&A / light search / light code | M2 post |
| Pro | Deep research / full-stack / PPT / reports / websites | M2 post |
| Agent Team | Lead agent splits work; Leader / Worker / Verifier | Agent Team |
| Skill marketplace | Browse, install, create, or import from GitHub | skills |
| Programming | Complex flows, simulated user tests, UI quality | Launch post |
| Multimodal | Long text / video / audio / image; built-in generation | Launch post |
| MCP | Built-in MiniMax MCP; also lists GitHub / GitLab / Slack / Figma | Launch post |
| Writing / voice / image / docs / translate | Consumer feature page | features |
The driving model changes. The home page on 2026-08-19 showed MiniMax-M3. Internals: Learn LLM.
Resources
- Product: https://agent.minimaxi.com/
- International: https://agent.minimax.io/
- Company: https://www.minimaxi.com/
- Docs index: https://agent.minimaxi.com/docs/llms.txt
- Full source list: cheatsheet