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MiniMax Raises Alibaba Cloud Spending Cap to $1.2B

8/29/2026

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Summary

Story summary

MiniMax raised its three-year Alibaba Cloud purchase ceiling to US$1.2 billion.
MiniMax will spend up to US$300 million on Alibaba Cloud in 2026.
It set an annual Alibaba Cloud spending limit of US$400 million for 2027.
MiniMax increased its 2026 API budget from US$650,000 to US$7.5 million.
First-half revenue jumped 283 % to US$116.6 million, with ARR reaching US$800 million.

History

Historical Context

Amazon launched AWS in 2006 with S3 and EC2, sparking the modern cloud market; Microsoft followed with Azure in 2010, and open-source OpenStack emerged in 2010. After pandemic-driven adoption lifted global cloud spending to $706 billion, MiniMax’s 2024 $1.2 billion deal with Alibaba Cloud continues the shift toward dominant providers for enterprise IT.

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Story summary

MiniMax raised its three-year Alibaba Cloud purchase ceiling to US$1.2 billion.
MiniMax will spend up to US$300 million on Alibaba Cloud in 2026.
It set an annual Alibaba Cloud spending limit of US$400 million for 2027.
MiniMax increased its 2026 API budget from US$650,000 to US$7.5 million.
First-half revenue jumped 283 % to US$116.6 million, with ARR reaching US$800 million.

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