There are US-based companies offering inference for MiniMax models charging slightly less than what MiniMax charges. MiniMax themselves claim to be using data c

There are US-based companies offering inference for MiniMax models charging slightly less than what MiniMax charges. MiniMax themselves claim to be using data centers in the US. US companies training their own closed-weight models charge so much more because they can. They're monopoly providers for their own models, so they can ask for whatever amount people are willing to pay.