OpenClaw User Reports Workflow with Minimax 2.7 for Markdown Editing
Workflow Integration Details
A user reports on using Minimax 2.7 through Openrouter with OpenClaw to replicate a Claude Cowork-like workflow for Markdown file editing at a lower cost. The setup involves several specific tools and steps.
Key Components and Process
- Model Selection: After testing Claude, Qwen, Gemini, and Deep Seek, the user settled on Minimax 2.7 accessed via Openrouter. They note it is "very smart, often too smart," requiring learning how to enforce rule adherence.
- Core Task: Using the model for professional research and writing in Markdown (MD), with subsequent editing in Obsidian.
- Input Method: Sending voice notes in Telegram containing abstracts. The model then cleans up these notes and formats them into an MD file.
- File Management: To keep files separate from OpenClaw on their notebook, they use Syncthing to sync Obsidian folders (set up as Vaults) from the notebook to a MacMini. This allows automatic updates to the MD files that OpenClaw writes to.
- Editing Workflow: The user describes an iterative process: "I can be working on the MD file that OC has just written to, be talking to it, it edits, i edit, etc. Not live but close."
Cost and Model Comparisons
- Pricing Shift: The user subscribed to a $10 plan, which significantly changed their workflow, making Minimax 2.7 a fraction of the cost of Claude Cowork.
- Caveat: They warn to "beware hallucination" and emphasize that "it's up to the humans to impose rigour on these systems and not be lazy."
- Subscription Impact: They are considering downgrading their Claude subscription from Max to Pro due to this setup. They express more trust in Claude but see a path to using three AI tools (Minimax, ChatGPT/Codex for coding, and image software) for less than a Claude Max subscription.
- Broader Implication: The user suggests Minimax could "cannibalise both Anthropic AND ChatGPT's lower subscription plans" and make OpenClaw easier to fund. They note Minimax lacks "personality" but offers "well priced function."
User Background
The user previously ran OpenClaw on an old Intel MacMini as an Executive Assistant, dealing with reinstalls and model changes. They found the most reliable approach was to "expect little of OC and using Claude Code to write scripts that OC runs." Their experience with the Minimax 2.7 workflow was prompted by reading a benchmarking study on Reddit.
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