GPT-4.1 vs MiniMax M3
Compare GPT-4.1 by OpenAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1
MiniMax M3Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-4.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, major provider backing.
MiniMax M3 is 6.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
6.7× cheaper
Output
$1.20
6.7× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 6.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
55%
MiniMax M3 uses 4.9x more emoji
GPT-4.1
MiniMax M3
58%Vocabulary55%
19wSentence Length24w
0.38Hedging0.52
9.0Bold5.2
6.1Lists3.0
0.24Emoji1.15
1.01Headings1.21
0.07Transitions0.02
Based on 25 + 27 text responses
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