Google: Gemma 4 31B vs MiniMax M1
Compare Google: Gemma 4 31B by Google AI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 262K vs 1.0M, tested across 45 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Google: Gemma 4 31B
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Google: Gemma 4 31B is 4.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Google: Gemma 4 31B
Input
$0.14
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.40
4.1× cheaper
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
Google: Gemma 4 31B is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 4.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
Google: Gemma 4 31B uses 5.0x more transitions
Google: Gemma 4 31B
MiniMax M1
57%Vocabulary53%
18wSentence Length17w
0.37Hedging0.51
7.1Bold7.4
4.0Lists6.2
0.24Emoji0.10
0.94Headings0.86
0.16Transitions0.03
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