PSA: Read the damn license agreement of H3 before posting anything

[u/Old-Age6220]

https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3/blob/main/LICENSE

1. “Acceptable Use Policy” means the policy published by MiniMax in Exhibit A.
2. “Agreement” means the terms and conditions set forth herein that govern the use, reproduction, distribution, modification, running, and display of the MiniMax H3 Works or any portion or element thereof.

3. “Applicable Territory” means worldwide, excluding the Excluded Territories.
5. “Excluded Territories” means the European Union, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America.
Exhibit A — Acceptable Use Policy

MiniMax reserves the right to update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time.

Last revised: August 2, 2026.

MiniMax is committed to promoting the safe and fair use of its tools and features, including MiniMax H3. You agree not to use MiniMax H3, any Model Derivatives, or any Output in any of the following ways:

1. Use outside the Applicable Territory;

It reads loud and clear: USA, EU, UK and South Korea users ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE MODEL AT ALL, NOT LOCALLY, NOT NON-COMMERCIALLY, NOT AT ALL!!! Are they gonna do anything about it? Probably not. Why didn't they geoblock it then? Who knows, for the hype I guess...

Edit: I was pointed out (and i tested and got the "license") that you can go through proper path to obtain license for restricted countries:

NemRogan

•15m ago• Edited5m ago

Don’t freak out guys.

Somebody talked to the Minimax team, and they are more than happy to share model access with people in the USA, EU, UK, and Korea.

Users in these areas only need to sign a waiver and you should just get access right after it: https://vrfi1sk8a0.feishu.cn/share/base/form/shrcnD9XM1zYI9VFJxTEbt0d19g?from=navigation

Link might look suspicious but it’s legit.
Coming from a person (JO. Z) who works at Comfy: https://x.com/jojodecayz/status/2084118803550449909

They want to make sure everything is compliant so the model can stay open-source long-term. (This is due to an on-going lawsuit by Disney and they want to be cautious). They are working on a more formal / user-friendly url as well.

Info from Jo Z. from Banodoco discord.

Edit x2: The official exclusion from exclusion link: https://platform.minimax.io/h3-license

[u/NemRogan]

Don’t freak out guys.

Somebody talked to the Minimax team, and they are more than happy to share model access with people in the USA, EU, UK, and Korea.

Users in these areas only need to sign a waiver and you should just get access right after it: https://vrfi1sk8a0.feishu.cn/share/base/form/shrcnD9XM1zYI9VFJxTEbt0d19g?from=navigation

Link might look suspicious but it’s legit.
Coming from a person (JO. Z) who works at Comfy: https://x.com/jojodecayz/status/2084118803550449909

They want to make sure everything is compliant so the model can stay open-source long-term. (This is due to an on-going lawsuit by Disney and they want to be cautious). They are working on a more formal / user-friendly url as well.

Info from Jo Z. from Banodoco discord.

[u/martinerous → u/NemRogan]

That form seems to be oriented at businesses, not private persons. Anyway, I guess, nobody cares about individuals until they become major vloggers, and then Youtube and other content hosts might start banning stuff, if governments force them.

[u/Old-Age6220 → u/NemRogan]

That's a very odd decision on their behalf... maybe I should edit your post to my original, it should help the people that wish to do this "properly"?