Kini o ṣẹlẹ
South China Morning Post royin pe owo-wiwọle MiniMax fun oṣu mẹfa ti o pari Okudu 30 dide 283% ni ọdun ju ọdun lọ si US $ 116.6 milionu. Iṣowo ile-iṣẹ ti nkọju si ile-iṣẹ jẹ awakọ akọkọ, pẹlu owo-wiwọle lati Open Platform rẹ ati awọn iṣẹ ile-iṣẹ orisun AI miiran ti o pọ si diẹ sii ju 703% si US $ 73.9 million. Laibikita idagba naa, owo-wiwọle idaji akọkọ jẹ aṣoju aijọju 32% ti US $ 363.77 million ni kikun-ọdun 2026 atunnkanka ti a ṣajọpọ nipasẹ Bloomberg.
South China Morning Post royin ni Oṣu Kẹjọ ọjọ 26 pe ile-iṣẹ oye atọwọda ti Ilu Kannada MiniMax fi owo-wiwọle idaji akọkọ ti US $ 116.6 fun oṣu mẹfa ti pari ni Oṣu Kẹjọ Ọjọ 30, ilosoke 283% lati akoko kanna ni ọdun sẹyin. SCMP sọ pe abajade naa da lori awọn isiro ti a royin nipasẹ MiniMax. Owo ti n wọle ni kikun ti ile-iṣẹ fun 2025 jẹ US $ 79 million, ni ibamu si ijabọ naa, ṣiṣe idaji akọkọ ti 2026 tẹlẹ tobi ju lapapọ ọdun kikun ti iṣaaju lọ.
Ilọsoke ti o tobi julọ wa lati iṣowo ti o kọju si iṣowo ti MiniMax. SCMP royin pe owo-wiwọle lati Open Platform ti ile-iṣẹ ati awọn iṣẹ ile-iṣẹ orisun AI miiran dide diẹ sii ju 703% ni ọdun ju ọdun lọ, lati US $ 9.2 million si US $ 73.9 million. MiniMax sọ pe apakan yii jẹ aṣoju 63.4% ti owo-wiwọle lapapọ, lati 30.3% ni ọdun kan sẹyin. SCMP ṣe iyipada si idagbasoke ni isanwo awọn olumulo ati awọn alabara ile-iṣẹ, ṣugbọn ijabọ naa ko pese kika alabara tabi ṣe idanimọ awọn alabara kan pato ti o kan.
Ijabọ naa sọ pe owo-wiwọle lati awọn ọja abinibi AI miiran ti MiniMax tun ti ilọpo meji, botilẹjẹpe ko funni ni alaye alaye ti awọn ọja wọnyẹn tabi ilowosi olukuluku wọn si owo-wiwọle lapapọ. Awọn eeka naa tọka pe idapọ owo-wiwọle ti ile-iṣẹ yipada si awọn iṣẹ ile-iṣẹ lakoko akoko ijabọ naa. SCMP ko ṣe idaniloju ni ominira awọn eeka onibara ti ile-iṣẹ, awọn ẹtọ owo-wiwọle ipele-ọja, tabi iye ti owo ti n wọle wa lati awọn adehun loorekoore pẹlu awọn ọna lilo tabi tita miiran.
MiniMax remained unprofitable. SCMP reported that total loss narrowed 11% to US$358 million, while adjusted net loss expanded 111.2% to US$293 million from approximately US$139 million a year earlier. Gross profit increased more than five-fold to US$20.8 million from US$3.7 million, and gross profit margin rose to 17.9% from 12.1%. MiniMax shares, which are listed in Hong Kong, closed 1.13% higher at HK$303 on the day of the earnings announcement, before the results were announced, according to SCMP.
Kini idi ti o ṣe pataki
Awọn abajade fihan mejeeji imugboroosi iṣowo ti o lagbara ati titẹ owo ti nkọju si awọn ile-iṣẹ AI ti o dije ni Ilu China ati Amẹrika. Owo-wiwọle ile-iṣẹ MiniMax di ipin ti o tobi pupọ ti iṣowo rẹ, ṣugbọn ile-iṣẹ naa tẹsiwaju lati jabo awọn adanu nla. Ipin ala rẹ ti ni ilọsiwaju, lakoko ti o ṣatunṣe pipadanu apapọ diẹ sii ju ilọpo meji lọ, ti n tẹnumọ idiyele ti yiyipada isọdọmọ AI iyara sinu iṣowo alagbero.
MiniMax’s results provide a concrete example of the tension between AI growth and AI profitability. SCMP reported a sharp increase in sales, particularly from enterprise services, but also reported an adjusted net loss of US$293 million for the period. The contrast matters because revenue growth alone does not show whether an AI company can cover model development, computing, staffing, distribution, and other operating costs.
The changing revenue mix is significant. According to SCMP, enterprise services accounted for 63.4% of MiniMax’s first-half revenue, compared with 30.3% a year earlier. Enterprise customers can provide larger and more repeatable sources of income than consumer experimentation, but this report does not establish the duration, renewal rate, margins, or concentration of MiniMax’s enterprise contracts. Those unknowns limit what can be concluded about the durability of the shift.
The company’s improving gross margin is a potentially useful indicator, but it does not resolve the profitability problem. SCMP reported that gross profit margin increased to 17.9%, while adjusted net loss expanded more than twofold. A higher gross margin may mean that revenue is covering a larger share of direct costs, yet the reported figures show that overall spending and other expenses remained high enough for adjusted losses to widen. The source does not provide enough detail to identify the main causes.
MiniMax is operating in a crowded market that includes major Chinese and US AI laboratories, according to SCMP’s framing of the results. The practical implication is competitive pressure on pricing, model performance, computing access, distribution, and enterprise retention. This article does not independently compare MiniMax’s models, prices, usage, or technical performance with rivals, so any claim that it is gaining or losing technological ground would go beyond the source.
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Kini lati wo tókàn
Ibeere bọtini ni boya MiniMax le ṣetọju idagbasoke ile-iṣẹ rẹ lakoko idaji keji ti 2026 ati pa aafo naa pẹlu asọtẹlẹ atunnkanka. Ijabọ siwaju yẹ ki o ṣalaye awọn nọmba alabara, owo-wiwọle nipasẹ ọja, awọn orisun owo, awọn idiyele iṣẹ, ati boya ile-iṣẹ nireti awọn adanu lati dín. Awọn eeka ti o wa ninu ijabọ yii wa lati akọọlẹ SCMP ti awọn abajade MiniMax ati pe ko ni idaniloju ni ominira nibi lodi si iforukọsilẹ akọkọ.
The immediate financial question is whether MiniMax’s second-half revenue can make up the difference between US$116.6 million in the first half and the US$363.77 million full-year 2026 analyst estimate cited by SCMP. Reaching that estimate would require substantially higher revenue in the remaining six months than in the first half. The estimate is a Bloomberg compilation of analyst expectations, not company guidance, and SCMP did not report a formal forecast from MiniMax.
Further results should show whether enterprise growth continues at anything close to the reported rate. The source gives year-over-year growth and the enterprise segment’s share of revenue, but not the number of paying users, the number of enterprise customers, average contract value, geographic distribution, or customer retention. Without those details, it is not possible to determine whether the increase reflects broad adoption or a smaller number of large accounts.
Investors and customers may also watch the relationship between gross profit and adjusted losses. SCMP reported higher gross profit and a stronger gross margin alongside a sharply larger adjusted net loss. Future disclosures could show whether computing expenses, research and development, sales costs, stock-based compensation, or other items are driving the gap. Those categories are not detailed in the supplied report.
The company’s market position remains uncertain from this source alone. SCMP reported that MiniMax’s shares rose 1.13% to HK$303 before the earnings announcement, but that movement is not evidence of market judgment about the results. The report also does not establish MiniMax’s cash position, financing needs, model availability, customer concentration, or plans for reducing losses. These are meaningful unknowns for evaluating whether rapid AI revenue growth can become a durable business.