# MiniMax-M2.7 — Deprecated — shutdown 10/1/2026 For MiniMax-M2.7, provider is SambaNova; lifecycle status is Deprecated; deprecation announced is September 1, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is 10/1/2026; recommended replacement is MiniMax-M3; platform / deployment scope is SambaNova SambaCloud (model remains available on SambaStack and SambaManaged), recorded from its source on 2026-10-16. - **Provider:** SambaNova _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Model ID / API name:** MiniMax-M2.7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Deprecation announced:** September 1, 2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Shutdown / retirement date:** 10/1/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Recommended replacement:** MiniMax-M3 _(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-M2.7` | 10/1/2026 | `MiniMax-M3` | ## 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 > On September 1, 2026, SambaNova notified users of the following model deprecation. ## Source - https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md - https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations Last verified: 2026-10-16. Review by: 2026-11-15. Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).