MiniMax CEO predicts another 10x drop in AI inference costs within two years · TechNode

MiniMax CEO predicts another 10x drop in AI inference costs within two years · TechNode

MiniMax CEO Yan Junjie said inference costs for leading AI models could fall by another order of magnitude within one to two years, following a similar drop over the past year. Speaking at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Yan cited advances in system optimization and algorithms as key drivers. His remarks come amid an intensifying price war in China’s large model market, where custom projects that sold for over RMB …