GPT-5 Mini vs MiniMax M1
Compare GPT-5 Mini by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Mini
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5 Mini
Input
$0.25
1.2× cheaper
Output
$2.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
1.2× cheaper
GPT-5 Mini wins input (1.2× cheaper)·MiniMax M1 wins output (1.2× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
47%
MiniMax M1 uses 743.5x more bold
GPT-5 Mini
MiniMax M1
62%Vocabulary53%
21wSentence Length17w
0.16Hedging0.51
0.0Bold7.4
3.4Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.00Headings0.86
0.05Transitions0.03
Based on 15 + 14 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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