MiniMax competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like MiniMax: Zhipu AI, OpenAI, SenseTime, StepFun, 01.AI, Moonshot AI, Cohere, DeepSeek, Mistral AI and Perplexity AI.
- MiniMax itself has 159 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, OpenAI is hiring the most, with 801 open roles.
- OpenAI has raised the most venture funding on record: $190.6B.
- Open roles at Mistral AI rose the most: from 211 on Oct 12, 2026 to 237 now.
MiniMax and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Lead investors | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MiniMax
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159 | – | – | Venture round2025 | – | 1001-5000 | Shanghai, China | Python, C++, MiniMax | China, United States, Germany |
Zhipu AI
In common: LLM & Generative AI, Foundation Models, Conversational AI · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
– | – | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Beijing, China | LLM, Python, PyTorch | – |
OpenAI
In common: LLM & Generative AI, Foundation Models, Conversational AI · Python, Go, JavaScript |
801 | +1%since Oct 12, 2026 | $190.6B | Venture round $11B2026 | SoftBank Corp, Thrive Capital, Microsoft | 5000+ | San Francisco, United States | OpenAI, Python, ChatGPT | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore +15 more |
SenseTime
In common: Foundation Models, LLM & Generative AI · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
80 | – | $1B | Series D $620M2017 | – | 1001-5000 | Shanghai, China | Python, Linux, LLM | China, Singapore, South Korea |
StepFun
In common: Foundation Models, LLM & Generative AI · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
252 | – | – | Series B2024 | – | 201-500 | Shanghai, China | Python, Java, LLM | China, United States |
01.AI
In common: LLM & Generative AI, Foundation Models · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
43 | – | – | – | – | 501-1000 | Beijing, China | Python, AI Agents, RAG | China, Kazakhstan |
Moonshot AI
In common: LLM & Generative AI, Foundation Models · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
91 | – | $3.5B | Venture round $3.5B2026 | – | 201-500 | Beijing, China | Python, Kubernetes, LLM | China |
Cohere
In common: Foundation Models, LLM & Generative AI · Python, Go, JavaScript |
115 | -1%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Toronto, Canada | Python, Cohere SDK, AI Agents | Canada, United States, United Kingdom +9 more |
DeepSeek
In common: Foundation Models, LLM & Generative AI · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
26 | – | $21B | Series B $14B2026 | – | 201-500 | Hangzhou, China | Rust, Python, C++ | China |
Mistral AI
In common: Foundation Models, LLM & Generative AI · Python, Go, JavaScript |
237 | +12%since Oct 12, 2026 | $6.6B | Venture round $3.5B2026 | – | 1001-5000 | Paris, France | Python, Mistral SDK, Mistral | France, United Kingdom, United States +15 more |
Perplexity AI
In common: LLM & Generative AI, Foundation Models · Python, Go, JavaScript |
141 | +8%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.1B | Series D $500M2024 | – | 1001-5000 | San Francisco, United States | Perplexity, Python, AI Agents | United States, United Kingdom, Serbia +2 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of MiniMax's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "MiniMax competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/minimax/competitors