MiniMax M2.7 license adds personal use carve-out

MiniMax's pivot to a "personal use" carve-out is a savvy move to appease the LocalLLaMA community while protecting its commercial interests against third-party API resellers.

• –Section 5 of the modified MIT license now codifies verbal promises into legal text, allowing free use for agents, tools, and research.
• –Commercial use still requires a direct agreement with MiniMax, signaling a shift toward "talk to us first" licensing for inference providers.
• –The update targets "lazy" API resellers that have previously poorly implemented MiniMax models rather than individual developers.
• –Mandatory "Built with MiniMax M2.7" branding for authorized commercial use ensures the company maintains model attribution in the ecosystem.