Text-to-Image
MLX
MiniMax H3
Safetensors
English
apple-silicon
macos
image-to-image
image-editing
image-generation
Instructions to use devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- MLX
How to use devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx with MLX:
# Download the model from the Hub pip install huggingface_hub[hf_xet] hf download devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx --local-dir MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- LM Studio
- Atomic Chat
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Run from the source checkout with its tested MLX environment. Existing native
and packed weights are linked, never duplicated or removed. Quantized outputs
are generated only when explicitly selected with --quantize.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import json
import re
import shutil
import sys
from pathlib import Path
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
from h3_mlx.hub import read_json, sha256 # noqa: E402
IMAGE_REVISION = "6534ea1c979a5f8cb00c2bd1025d5ca4ee8d8901"
ENCODER_REVISION = "0919fb684102ef115126612f3fbb84d1027e7317"
def write_json(path, value):
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
path.write_text(json.dumps(value, indent=2) + "\n")
def component_config(component, catalog):
data = {
"format": "h3-mlx-hub-component-v1",
"component": component,
"library_name": "mlx",
"runtime_repository": "devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx",
"base_model": catalog["source"]["repo_id"],
"source_revision": catalog["source"]["revision"],
"manifest": "files.json",
}
if component in catalog["variants"]:
entry = catalog["variants"][component]
data.update(
core_format=entry["core_format"],
bits=entry.get("bits"),
group_size=entry.get("group_size"),
)
elif component == "runtime":
data["variants"] = sorted(catalog["variants"])
return data
def link(source, destination):
source = Path(source).resolve(strict=True)
destination.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
if destination.is_symlink() and destination.resolve() == source:
return
if destination.exists() or destination.is_symlink():
raise FileExistsError(destination)
destination.symlink_to(source)
def model_metadata(variant=None):
import yaml
data = {
"library_name": "mlx",
"pipeline_tag": "text-to-image",
"license": "other",
"license_name": "minimax-h3-image-community-license-agreement",
"license_link": "LICENSE",
"base_model": "MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3-Image",
"language": ["en"],
"inference": False,
"tags": [
"mlx",
"apple-silicon",
"macos",
"minimax-h3",
"image-generation",
"image-editing",
"image-to-image",
"safetensors",
],
"extra_gated_heading": "Request access under the MiniMax license",
"extra_gated_description": "Manual review. Read LICENSE and the territorial, commercial and acceptable-use conditions before requesting access.",
"extra_gated_fields": {
"Country of use": "country",
"I accept the MiniMax-H3-Image Community License Agreement including Exhibit A": "checkbox",
"I am authorized to receive and use these materials in my territory": "checkbox",
},
"extra_gated_eu_disallowed": True,
}
if variant in ("q8", "q4"):
data["base_model_relation"] = "quantized"
data["tags"].append("quantized")
return (
"---\n" + yaml.safe_dump(data, sort_keys=False, allow_unicode=True) + "---\n\n"
)
def licenses(destination):
import requests
for repo, revision, filename in (
("MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3-Image", IMAGE_REVISION, "LICENSE"),
("MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3", ENCODER_REVISION, "LICENSE-text-encoder"),
):
response = requests.get(
f"https://huggingface.co/{repo}/raw/{revision}/LICENSE", timeout=30
)
response.raise_for_status()
(destination / filename).write_text(response.text)
notice = (
"MiniMax-H3-Image is licensed under the MiniMax-H3-Image Community License Agreement, "
"Copyright © 2026 MiniMax. All Rights Reserved.\n\n"
"Community MLX adaptation and packaging by Devin Lai. This is an independent release.\n"
"Modified files: MLX affine Q8/Q4 core shards, lossless palette12 shards, "
"repacked support tensors and evaluated six-step modulation tables. "
"No training or fine-tuning was performed. See MODIFICATIONS.md.\n"
"The separate text encoder retains its MiniMax H3 license.\n"
)
(destination / "NOTICE").write_text(notice)
shutil.copy2(ROOT / "docs/MODIFICATIONS.md", destination / "MODIFICATIONS.md")
def manifest(destination, cache):
files = {}
for file in sorted(destination.rglob("*")):
if not file.is_file() or file.name == "files.json" or ".cache" in file.parts:
continue
stat = file.stat()
key = f"{file.resolve()}:{stat.st_size}:{stat.st_mtime_ns}"
if key not in cache:
print("Hashing", file.relative_to(destination), flush=True)
cache[key] = sha256(file)
files[file.relative_to(destination).as_posix()] = {
"bytes": stat.st_size,
"sha256": cache[key],
}
write_json(
destination / "files.json", {"format": "h3-mlx-files-v1", "files": files}
)
return sum(
spec["bytes"] for name, spec in files.items() if name.startswith("model/")
)
def shared_components(model, packed, destination):
import mlx.core as mx
from h3_mlx.config import load_sigmas
from h3_mlx.dit import DiT
from h3_mlx.runtime import configure_memory
from h3_mlx.weights import WeightStore
configure_memory()
target = destination / "model"
(target / "transformer").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
support = target / "transformer/support.safetensors"
if not support.exists():
store = WeightStore(model / "transformer")
names = []
for key in store.index:
if key.startswith("blocks."):
if key.endswith(
(
"norm1.weight",
"norm2.weight",
"attn.q_norm.weight",
"attn.k_norm.weight",
)
):
names.append(key)
elif ".adaln_proj." not in key:
names.append(key)
print("Exporting native support tensors", flush=True)
tensors = {key: store.get(key) for key in names}
mx.save_safetensors(
str(support),
tensors,
metadata={
"modification": "Repacked native support tensors for the community MLX port by Devin Lai; original tensor values retained",
"source": f"MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3-Image@{IMAGE_REVISION}",
},
)
del tensors, store
mx.clear_cache()
link(model / "transformer/config.json", target / "transformer/config.json")
for name in ("pdd_config.json", "pdd_fused_heads.safetensors", "model_index.json"):
link(model / name, target / name)
for file in (model / "vae").iterdir():
if file.is_file() and not file.name.startswith("."):
link(file, target / "vae" / file.name)
modulation = target / "modulation"
modulation.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
if not all(
(modulation / f"{name}.safetensors").exists()
for name in ("generation", "editing")
):
dit = DiT(model, cache_dir=ROOT / "cache", cache_gb=0)
for name, edit in (("generation", False), ("editing", True)):
dit.prepare_modulation(load_sigmas(model), edit=edit)
data, metadata = mx.load(
str(ROOT / "cache" / f"adaln-{dit.modulation_key}.safetensors"),
return_metadata=True,
)
metadata["modification"] = (
"Original timestep projections evaluated for the six released PDD steps by Devin Lai; no interpolation or quantization"
)
mx.save_safetensors(
str(modulation / f"{name}.safetensors"), data, metadata=metadata
)
del data
dit.clear()
if len(list(packed.glob("blocks.*.safetensors"))) != 50:
raise ValueError("Expected the validated 50-block packed12 cache")
def stage_main(destination):
for name in (
"README.md",
"README.zh-CN.md",
"USAGE.md",
"MODEL_INDEX.md",
"BENCHMARKS.md",
"RELEASE.md",
"LICENSE",
"NOTICE",
"pyproject.toml",
"requirements-macos.lock",
".gitignore",
):
shutil.copy2(ROOT / name, destination / name)
for name in (
"h3_mlx",
"tests",
"docs",
"assets",
"examples",
"scripts",
"provenance",
"reports",
"comparisons",
"experiments",
"optimization",
):
shutil.copytree(
ROOT / name,
destination / name,
dirs_exist_ok=True,
ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("__pycache__", "*.pyc", ".DS_Store"),
)
shutil.copy2(ROOT / "LICENSE-model", destination / "LICENSE-model")
shutil.copy2(ROOT / "LICENSE-text-encoder", destination / "LICENSE-text-encoder")
write_json(
destination / "config.json",
component_config("runtime", read_json(ROOT / "h3_mlx/model_index.json")),
)
def stage_gallery(main_folder, destination, cache):
"""Keep generated images and visual comparisons under manual access review."""
destination.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
licenses(destination)
write_json(
destination / "config.json",
component_config("examples", read_json(ROOT / "h3_mlx/model_index.json")),
)
for name in ("examples/README.md", "comparisons/README.md"):
source = main_folder / name
target = destination / name
target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(source, target)
for source in (main_folder / "examples").glob("*.json"):
shutil.copy2(source, destination / "examples" / source.name)
comparison_index = destination / "comparisons/README.md"
comparison_index.write_text(
comparison_index.read_text().replace(
"../reports/RESULTS.md",
"https://huggingface.co/devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx/blob/v0.4.0/reports/RESULTS.md",
)
)
moved = set()
for source in list(main_folder.rglob("*")):
if source.is_file() and source.suffix.lower() in (".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".html"):
relative = source.relative_to(main_folder)
target = destination / relative
target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.move(str(source), str(target))
moved.add(relative.as_posix())
gallery_url = "https://huggingface.co/devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx-examples"
pattern = re.compile(r"(!?)\[([^\]]*)\]\(([^)\n]+)\)")
for document in main_folder.rglob("*.md"):
text = document.read_text()
text = re.sub(r"^thumbnail: .*\n", "", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
def replace_link(match, base=document.parent):
target = match.group(3)
if "://" in target or target.startswith("#"):
return match.group(0)
try:
relative = (base / target).resolve().relative_to(
main_folder.resolve()
).as_posix()
except ValueError:
return match.group(0)
if relative not in moved:
return match.group(0)
return f"[{match.group(2)}]({gallery_url}/blob/v0.4.0/{relative})"
text = pattern.sub(replace_link, text)
document.write_text(text)
(destination / "README.md").write_text(
model_metadata()
+ "# MiniMax H3 Image MLX · example gallery\n\n"
"Generated images and visual comparisons from the community MLX port by Devin Lai. "
"Powered by MiniMax-H3-Image. These images are AI-generated.\n\n"
"Examples are subject to the MiniMax-H3-Image Community License Agreement, "
"including its territorial and acceptable-use restrictions. Request access "
"and review the license before viewing or using the files. The standard grant "
"excludes the EU, UK, Republic of Korea and US.\n\n"
"- [Showcase](assets/showcase.jpg)\n"
"- [Generated examples, prompts and seeds](examples/README.md)\n"
"- [Visual precision comparisons](comparisons/README.md)\n"
"- [Runtime and installation](https://huggingface.co/devin-lai/MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx)\n\n"
"See [LICENSE](LICENSE), [NOTICE](NOTICE) and [modifications](MODIFICATIONS.md). "
"Access review does not grant additional rights.\n"
)
manifest(destination, cache)
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
parser.add_argument("--model", required=True, type=Path)
parser.add_argument("--packed-cache", required=True, type=Path)
parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, default=ROOT / ".release/huggingface")
parser.add_argument("--quantize", nargs="*", choices=("q8", "q4"), default=[])
args = parser.parse_args()
model, packed = args.model.resolve(), args.packed_cache.resolve()
output = args.output.resolve()
output.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
catalog = read_json(ROOT / "h3_mlx/model_index.json")
provenance = read_json(ROOT / "provenance/sources.json")
if (
sha256(model / "transformer/config.json")
!= provenance["files"]["models/MiniMax-H3-Image/transformer/config.json"]
):
raise ValueError("Image model configuration differs from the pinned source")
cache_path = output.parent / "hash-cache.json"
cache = read_json(cache_path) if cache_path.exists() else {}
summary = {"status": "prepared", "publication": "not started", "repositories": {}}
shared = output / "MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx-shared"
shared.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
licenses(shared)
write_json(shared / "config.json", component_config("shared", catalog))
shared_components(model, packed, shared)
(ROOT / "LICENSE-model").write_text((shared / "LICENSE").read_text())
(ROOT / "LICENSE-text-encoder").write_text(
(shared / "LICENSE-text-encoder").read_text()
)
(shared / "README.md").write_text(
model_metadata() + (ROOT / "docs/cards/shared.md").read_text()
)
summary["repositories"][shared.name] = {
"ready": True,
"model_bytes": manifest(shared, cache),
}
write_json(cache_path, cache)
for variant, entry in catalog["variants"].items():
destination = output / entry["repo_id"].split("/")[-1]
destination.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
licenses(destination)
write_json(destination / "config.json", component_config(variant, catalog))
write_json(
destination / "variant.json",
{"variant": variant, **entry, "source": catalog["source"]},
)
(destination / "README.md").write_text(
model_metadata(variant) + (ROOT / f"docs/cards/{variant}.md").read_text()
)
if variant == "bf16":
for file in (model / "transformer").iterdir():
if file.is_file() and not file.name.startswith("."):
link(file, destination / "model/transformer" / file.name)
elif variant == "packed12":
for file in sorted(packed.glob("blocks.*.safetensors")):
link(file, destination / "model/core" / file.name)
elif variant in args.quantize:
from h3_mlx.convert import convert
core = destination / "model/core"
if not (core / "quantization.json").exists():
convert(model, core, bits=entry["bits"], group_size=64)
ready = (destination / "model").is_dir() and (
entry["core_format"] != "quantized"
or (destination / "model/core/quantization.json").is_file()
)
if ready and entry["core_format"] == "quantized":
metadata = read_json(destination / "model/core/quantization.json")
ready = len(metadata["files"]) == 52 and all(
(destination / "model/core" / file["file"]).is_file()
and (destination / "model/core" / file["file"]).stat().st_size
== file["bytes"]
for file in metadata["files"]
)
size = manifest(destination, cache)
summary["repositories"][destination.name] = {
"ready": ready,
"model_bytes": size,
}
write_json(cache_path, cache)
main_folder = output / "MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx"
main_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
stage_main(main_folder)
gallery = output / "MiniMax-H3-Image-mlx-examples"
stage_gallery(main_folder, gallery, cache)
summary["repositories"][gallery.name] = {"ready": True}
write_json(cache_path, cache)
summary["repositories"][main_folder.name] = {"ready": True}
write_json(output.parent / "preparation.json", summary)
print(json.dumps(summary, indent=2))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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