GPT-4.1 Nano vs MiniMax M1
Compare GPT-4.1 Nano by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
MiniMax M1
GPT-4.1 NanoRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
GPT-4.1 Nano is 4.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Nano
Input
$0.10
3.0× cheaper
Output
$0.40
4.1× cheaper
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper on both — 3.0× input, 4.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
63%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Nano
MiniMax M1
57%Vocabulary53%
25wSentence Length17w
0.72Hedging0.51
5.6Bold7.4
4.9Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.71Headings0.86
0.22Transitions0.03
Based on 24 + 14 text responses
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