{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f3396c7945913539a34f28eb","clusterId":"c_0e89abe288f73b93003716c6","slug":"minimax-releases-free-music-generation-ai-minimax-music3-with-japanese-vocals","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"MiniMax Releases Free Music Generation AI MiniMax-Music3 With Japanese Vocals","summary":"Chinese AI developer MiniMax released the music generation AI MiniMax-Music3 on August 14, 2026. The model generates songs with vocals from text prompts, supports Japanese vocals, and can produce tracks up to five minutes long. It is free to use and can run locally, with a demo app available on Hugging Face.","whyItMatters":"MiniMax-Music3 extends the company's open-model push into music generation, offering free local generation of Japanese vocal songs up to five minutes long.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMiniMax released MiniMax-Music3 on August 14, 2026, Japan time. The model generates songs with vocals from text instructions and supports Japanese vocal generation. It can produce tracks up to five minutes long and outputs 32kHz 16-bit stereo music files.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe model is free and can run locally. A demo app on Hugging Face lets users generate songs in a browser, though the free tier limit was reached after one one-minute song during testing. Local generation through ComfyUI is unlimited. MiniMax also released an AI skill that writes long lyrics and structured prompts from short user input.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiniMax has announced plans to release image generation and editing models based on MiniMax H3, plus video upscaling models, as open models in the future.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MiniMax released MiniMax-Music3, a free music generation AI that sings in Japanese for up to 5 minutes. Runs locally, with a demo on Hugging Face. Image and video upscaling models are planned next.","twitterPost":"MiniMax-Music3 is out: a free music gen AI with Japanese vocals, tracks up to 5 min, runs locally. Demo app on Hugging Face. Image gen and video upscaling models are planned.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"MiniMax released MiniMax-Music3, a free music generation AI that supports Japanese vocals and can produce songs up to five minutes long. The model runs locally, and a demo app is available on Hugging Face. MiniMax also plans open image generation and video upscaling models.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260814-minimax-music3/\",\"title\":\"MiniMax Releases Music Generation AI 'MiniMax-Music3' for Free Following Video Generation AI, Can Generate Songs with Japanese Vocals Up to 5 Minutes Locally\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4743,"outputTokens":575,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786788843,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T10:03:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T10:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T10:03:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0e89abe288f73b93003716c6","canonicalTitle":"MiniMaxが動画生成AIに続いて音楽生成AI「MiniMax-Music3」を無償公開、ローカルで最大5分の日本語ボーカル付き楽曲を生成可能","representativeArticleId":"a_f98a9420f435aa588959690c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"MiniMax-Music3\"],\"studios\":[\"MiniMax\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-14T02:16:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-14T02:16:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T10:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260814-minimax-music3/","title":"MiniMaxが動画生成AIに続いて音楽生成AI「MiniMax-Music3」を無償公開、ローカルで最大5分の日本語ボーカル付き楽曲を生成可能"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["MiniMax-Music3"],"studios":["MiniMax"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}