# MiniMax-M2.5 — Deprecated — shutdown 5/18/2026

For MiniMax-M2.5, provider is SambaNova; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is May 4, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is 5/18/2026; recommended replacement is MiniMax-M2.7; platform / deployment scope is SambaNova SambaCloud (model remains available on SambaStack and SambaManaged), recorded from its source on 2026-09-15.

- **Provider:** SambaNova _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model ID / API name:** MiniMax-M2.5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Deprecation announced:** May 4, 2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 5/18/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** MiniMax-M2.7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** SambaNova SambaCloud (model remains available on SambaStack and SambaManaged) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Lifecycle status

> Models that are being deprecated and moved to SambaStack and SambaManaged only:

### Deprecation announced

> May 18, 2026 On May 4, 2026, SambaNova notified users of the following model deprecation.

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Provider

docs.sambanova.ai says provider is **SambaNova**, as of 2026-09-15.

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com says provider is **Nebius Token Factory**, as of 2026-09-16.

> | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M2.5)                                   | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M3)                                     |

Source: https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md


### Lifecycle status

docs.sambanova.ai says lifecycle status is **Deprecated**, as of 2026-09-15.

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com says lifecycle status is **Removed**, as of 2026-09-16.

> | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M2.5)                                   | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M3)                                     |

Source: https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md


### Shutdown / retirement date

docs.sambanova.ai says shutdown / retirement date is **5/18/2026**, as of 2026-09-15.

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com says shutdown / retirement date is **August 31, 2026**, as of 2026-09-16.

> | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M2.5)                                   | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M3)                                     |

Source: https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md


### Recommended replacement

docs.sambanova.ai says recommended replacement is **MiniMax-M2.7**, as of 2026-09-15.

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com says recommended replacement is **MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3**, as of 2026-09-16.

> | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M2.5)                                   | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M3)                                     |

Source: https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md


### Platform / deployment scope

docs.sambanova.ai says platform / deployment scope is **SambaNova SambaCloud (model remains available on SambaStack and SambaManaged)**, as of 2026-09-15.

> | `MiniMax-M2.5` | 5/18/2026    | `MiniMax-M2.7`          |

Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com says platform / deployment scope is **Nebius Token Factory serverless (dedicated endpoints unaffected)**, as of 2026-09-16.

> | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M2.5)                                   | [`MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3`](https://tokenfactory.nebius.com/models/catalog/text2text/MiniMaxAI%2FMiniMax-M3)                                     |

Source: https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md


## Source

- https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md
- https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations
- https://docs.tokenfactory.nebius.com/august-2026-deprecation-notice.md

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2026-10-15.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).