GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini vs MiniMax M1
Compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 400K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1-Codex-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.
MiniMax M1 is 3.6x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Input
$1.50
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
5.0× cheaper
Output
$1.65
3.6× cheaper
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 3.6× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
37%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
MiniMax M1
65%Vocabulary53%
20wSentence Length17w
0.56Hedging0.51
3.3Bold7.4
3.4Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.08Headings0.86
0.05Transitions0.03
Based on 13 + 14 text responses
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