Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) vs MiniMax M1
Compare Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) by Google AI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 20 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) or MiniMax M1?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) costs $0.175/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1. Context windows: 1049K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) and MiniMax M1
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is made by google while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) has a 1049K token context window compared to MiniMax M1's 1000K. On pricing, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) costs $0.175/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
Per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) wins input (1.7× cheaper)·MiniMax M1 wins output (2.1× cheaper)
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
