MiniMax releases code cli tool with open source and strong performance metrics

On September 18, 2026, MiniMax announced the official release of its Code CLI tool, version v0.4.12, under the MIT license, making it accessible to global developers. The tool, a core component of MiniMax Code, demonstrated strong performance in recent evaluations using the FrontierHarness Eval framework, achieving a 76.7% task success rate. The median time to complete successful tasks was 4 minutes and 33 seconds, both metrics surpassing the reported public baselines. MiniMax emphasized that open-sourcing the tool allows developers to review its implementation and security mechanisms, fostering community contributions to enhance reliability and safety. The GitHub repository for the source code is available at https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/minimax-code.