MiniMax M1 is cheaper than ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) at $0.3/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $1.65/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 456B (45.9B active) |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
MiniMax M1 costs 9.1x less per token.
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both: 17× input, 9.1× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) uses 2.8x more emoji