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  5. ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)vsMiniMax M2.1
Updated Dec 2025

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)vsMiniMax M2.1

MiniMax M2.1 is the newer model, released after ChatGPT-4o (March 2025).

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) and MiniMax M2.1 compared across 32 shared prompts
SpecChatGPT-4o (March 2025)MiniMax M2.1
Input price$5/M tokens—
Output price$15/M tokens—
Context window128K tokens—
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2025Dec 2025
Our Verdict
ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)
ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax M2.1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)
Input
$5.00
Output
$15.00
MiniMax M2.1
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

2 hosts

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

MiniMax M2.12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·99.7% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·99.5% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
48%

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025) uses 16.0x more emoji

ChatGPT-4o (March 2025)
MiniMax M2.1
55%Vocabulary51%
24wSentence Length20w
0.52Hedging0.60
3.3Bold3.3
6.0Lists1.1
0.94Emoji0.06
0.63Headings0.68
0.05Transitions0.11
Based on 15 + 28 text responses
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