MiniMax

According to 虎嗅, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund-backed HUMAIN launched the HUMAIN M3, the kingdom's first Arabic-language large language model, with its base built on MiniMax M3 which was released and open-sourced in June 2026. The move highlights substantial Gulf AI investment, with the region funding AI through large sovereign-backed initiatives. It also notes that China-based MiniMax serves as the base for HUMAIN M3, underscoring China's role in global large-model options, while Gulf states and others continue to invest heavily in AI infrastructure and capability-building.