GPT-5.1-Codex vs MiniMax M1
Compare GPT-5.1-Codex by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 400K vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1-Codex
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 6.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.1-Codex
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
4.2× cheaper
Output
$1.65
6.1× cheaper
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 4.2× input, 6.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
31%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
GPT-5.1-Codex
MiniMax M1
70%Vocabulary53%
17wSentence Length17w
0.39Hedging0.51
3.4Bold7.4
3.5Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.50Headings0.86
0.38Transitions0.03
Based on 14 + 14 text responses
Research
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