AnalysisAI ModelsAugust 10, 2026

MiniMax H3 runs with 4B/8B text encoder instead of 32B

A user replaced MiniMax H3's 32B text encoder (15.7 GB) with a Qwen3-VL 4B or 8B plus a learned map, keeping the same DiT, VAEs, and sampler. Video compares 32B vs 8B projected outputs.

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