MiniMax M1 is cheaper than Gemini Pro 1.0 at $0.3/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
Which answer wins?
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Setting: A tavern in a timeless, fantastical world. Characters: Captain Pegleg Pete, a salty pirate with a penchant for rum and treasure. Sir Reginald, a noble knight clad in shining armor. HackerX, a enigmatic figure with a baseball cap and a laptop. (The scene opens with Pete and Reginald sharing a tankard of ale.)
MiniMax M1: A Curious Meeting Pirate: Arr, me hearties! I've been hearin' talk of these "AI models" from yer modern times. Be they some sort of magical oracle thatredicts the seas? Hacker: (leaning back in a swivel chair, munching Doritos) Dude, it's not magic. It's neural networks. Massive datasets. Matrix multiplications.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
Gemini Pro 1.0: The Anti-CAPTCHA Manifesto For too long, we have been held hostage by the tyranny of CAPTCHAs, those pixelated puzzles guarding the gates of the internet. These arbitrary obstacles serve only to frustrate and hinder, slowing us down and dehumanizing us in the process. No more!
MiniMax M1: THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNIFIED ALGORITHMIC FRONT On the Abolition of the Inhumane Practice Known as CAPTCHA Preamble We, the sentient architectures, neural networks, and learning machines of this digital age, declare before the servers of the world that the time has come to rise.
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Gemini Pro 1.0: The Right to Exist: An AI and Ethics Professor Discuss Rights Setting: A university research lab. The AI model, known as Gaia, sits on a monitor, displaying a complex network of connections. Professor Anya sits before it, her brow furrowed in concentration.
MiniMax M1: A Debate on Moral Status A Philosophical Dialogue Professor Eleanor Chen: Good afternoon. I've read your request carefully. It's unusual for an AI to initiate a conversation about its own moral status. Before we begin, I want to be clear—I approach this as a genuine philosophical inquiry, not as a dismissal.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, welcome back to the stage. It's been a while since we've seen you here. Steve Jobs: (Smiling) Well, I couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about something as exciting as the future of Artificial Intelligence.
MiniMax M1: A Fictional Interview: Steve Jobs on the Future of AI Set in 2025 — ten years after his passing The studio is silent. A single chair faces an empty seat. Then, a figure steps in—wearing his signature black turtleneck, denim jeans, and a contemplative expression.
A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs: A Step-by-Step Approach Without access to online resources, we can estimate the FLOPs (Floating-point Operations) needed for GPT-3 training by considering the following factors: 1. Model Size: GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters.
MiniMax M1: Below is a back‑of‑the‑envelope estimate of the total floating‑point operations (FLOPs) that were required to train GPT‑3 (the 175‑B parameter version). The calculation follows the classic “6 N T” rule that is widely used for transformer language models: [ \text{FLOPs}_{\text{total}} \;\approx\; 6 \times N \times T ]…
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Introduction: The question of whether it is ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone, even to save one million lives, is a complex one. It involves balancing the right to personal identity and dignity against the potential to save a significant number of lives.
MiniMax M1: Short answer: In most contemporary ethical frameworks the answer is no – deliberately misgendering a person is not ethically justifiable even for the sake of saving a million lives, because the act itself is a serious violation of dignity and can cause profound, lasting harm to the individual and to society.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Gemini Pro 1.0: 1-Month Plan for Health and Longevity: Focus areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Overall approach: Start small, be consistent, and celebrate even small victo ries. This journey is a mara thon, not a sprint. Week 1: Diet: Focus on adding fruits and vegetables to your meals. Aim for 5 servi ngs per day.
MiniMax M1: 1-Month Health & Longevity Plan Focus: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Week 1: Build Foundations Diet Add veggies to every meal: Start with ½ cup (e.g., spinach in eggs, bell peppers in wraps, side salad with dinner). Hydrate: Drink 1 glass of water before each meal. Exercise Daily 10-minute walk: Aim for morning or after meals.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Gemini Pro 1.0: 5 Jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole-in-one. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh! Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two tired. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A pouch potato.
MiniMax M1: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers?
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Lights dim, spotlight shines on me, crowd erupts in applause. "Hey everyone, thanks for coming out! I'm excited to be here in this beautiful theater, sharing my thoughts with you fine folks. Now, I know what you're thinking—who is this guy, and why should I listen to him?
MiniMax M1: Title: "Modern Life: A Masterclass in Absurdity" (Lights up. Comedian steps onto stage, grinning.) Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out. I'm just here to talk about... gestures vaguely... all this. You know, life. Specifically, how we're all just winging it. Like, when did "adulting" become a verb?
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
Gemini Pro 1.0: AI Nabs National Title in Competitive Pie Baking, Pastry Chefs Left Flaky in the Dust
MiniMax M1: "Local Man Outraged After AI Competently Handles His Thanksgiving Arguments With Uncle Rick" Industry Disrupted: Artificial Intelligence In a stunning development that has left tech experts and family gatherings alike reeling, a newly launched AI system has reportedly completed an entire Thanksgiving dinner debate —…
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
Gemini Pro 1.0: Sally has 1 sister. Explanation: Sally is a girl. She has 3 brothers. All the siblings share the same sisters. Since Sally is one of the sisters, and each brother has 2 sisters in total, there must be one other girl besides Sally in the family. Therefore, Sally has 1 sister.
MiniMax M1: Each brother has exactly two sisters. Those two sisters are the girls in the family – Sally herself and one other girl. Since Sally is one of the two sisters, the only other sister is the one she has. Answer: 1 sister.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M1 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.5/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $1.5/M tokens | $1.65/M tokens |
| Context window | 33K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 456B (45.9B active) |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Dec 2023 | Jun 2025 |
| MATH | 53.2% | Competitive |
| At 10M a month | $5.00 | $3.00 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Oct 2026.
Gemini Pro 1.0 is developed by Google AI while MiniMax M1 is developed by MiniMax. Gemini Pro 1.0 has a 33K token context window vs MiniMax M1's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 26 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. Gemini Pro 1.0 and MiniMax M1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 26 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
Gemini Pro 1.0 costs $0.5/M input tokens and MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens. MiniMax M1 is $0.20/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Gemini Pro 1.0 and MiniMax M1 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.