GPT-4.1 Mini vs MiniMax M3
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M3 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
1.3× cheaper
Output
$1.20
1.3× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 1.3× input, 1.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Mini
MiniMax M3
59%Vocabulary55%
19wSentence Length24w
0.46Hedging0.52
4.7Bold5.2
4.9Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.76Headings1.21
0.17Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
