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December 11, 2025
3 min read

GLM-4.6, MiniMax-M2, and Ministral-3 Now Available on FriendliAI

TL;DR

FriendliAI now supports GLM-4.6, MiniMax-M2, and Ministral-3, offering these high-capability models via OpenAI-compatible APIs on both Serverless and Dedicated Endpoints.
These models provide advanced reasoning and long-context support (up to 200k tokens for GLM-4.6), making them ideal for complex agentic workflows and large-scale RAG applications.
By deploying on FriendliAI, users gain optimized GPU kernels, 50% cost reductions via online quantization, and enterprise-grade reliability with 99.99% uptime SLAs.

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As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the latest frontier models, we’re excited to announce full support for GLM-4.6, MiniMax-M2, and Ministral-3 across Serverless and Dedicated Endpoints.

The open-source frontier is evolving faster than ever, and GLM-4.6, MiniMax-M2, and Ministral-3 series stand out as three of the most capable models in reasoning, long-context understanding, and tool usage.

All these models are now available on FriendliAI through our OpenAI-compatible API, with full tool-calling support for agentic workflows across Serverless Endpoints and Dedicated Endpoints. For teams building agentic AI systems, this means you can deploy these highly efficient, cutting-edge models with FriendliAI’s signature performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Why These New Models Matter

GLM-4.6: Longer Context and Superior Reasoning

One of the most capable open large-context models available.
Supports a 200k-token context window.
Strong at reasoning, coding, and tool use.
Excels in tasks requiring:
- Sustained long-context understanding
- Structured outputs
- Multi-step reasoning
- Analysis of long documents
- Coordination of complex workflows
Efficient and practical for production systems needing transparency, customization, and scalability.
Well-suited for tool-using, RAG, and agentic applications requiring both intelligence and operational flexibility.

MiniMax‑M2: Compact, Efficient, and Scalable

Sparse Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model: 230B total parameters, 10B active.
Delivers state-of-the-art performance on reasoning, coding, and agentic tasks while staying efficient.
Supports a 128k-token context window.
Strong at tasks such as:
- Handling long documents or full codebases
- Multi-file edits
- Code generation and fixing
- Long-horizon planning and tool-using pipelines (shell, browser, code runner, retrieval, etc.)
Offers cutting-edge capability with lower latency, lower cost, and easier scaling than dense frontier models.

Ministral-3 Series: Efficient, Multimodal Reasoning with Vision

Optimized transformer-based model designed for efficient reasoning and instruction following.
Delivers strong performance on reasoning, coding, and tool-using tasks with a focus on stability and control.
Designed for low-latency, cost-efficient deployment compared to large dense frontier models.
Strong at tasks such as:
- Multi-step reasoning with structured outputs
- Tool calling and function-driven workflows
- Agentic pipelines requiring predictable behavior
- RAG and automation systems operating at scale
Offers a practical balance of intelligence, efficiency, and reliability for real-world production environments.

Why Run These Models on FriendliAI?

The models like GLM-4.6 and MiniMax-M2 excel at reasoning, coding, and tool use, real-world workflows require more than raw model power. FriendliAI provides the orchestration, integration, and scalability needed to turn these capabilities into practical, production-ready solutions.

By using FriendliAI, you get:

High Throughput & Low Latency

Advanced batching & scheduling algorithms
Optimized GPU kernels
50% cost reduction with online quantization
Continuous batching for high-demand workloads

Production-Grade Reliability

Customizable request-based autoscaling
Full logs & metrics observability
Enterprise-grade SLAs
Globally geo-distributed infrastructure
SOC2 certified

Flexible Deployment Options

Serverless Endpoints: Use instantly with no infrastructure setup
Dedicated Endpoints: Exclusive access to high-demand GPUs
Container: Run on your public cloud or on-prem clusters

No matter how you deploy, you get FriendliAI’s hallmark scalability, reliability, speed, and cost efficiency.

Get Started with GLM-4.6 & MiniMax-M2 on FriendliAI

Try on Serverless (Instant Access)
Explore all available models immediately on Friendli Suite, no setup needed.

Deploy a Dedicated Endpoint
Choose your GPU, deploy in minutes, and scale to production workloads effortlessly.

Build Agents with Tools

Use our OpenAI-compatible API to connect your tools and power agentic workflows with reliability and speed.

👉 Try the models today on FriendliAI and start building your next generation of intelligent agents.

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