GPT-5.5 vs MiniMax M1
Compare GPT-5.5 by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.1M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.5
MiniMax M1Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.5 has the edge — newer, major provider backing.
MiniMax M1 is 18x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.5
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
17× cheaper
Output
$1.65
18× cheaper
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 17× input, 18× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
45%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
GPT-5.5
MiniMax M1
58%Vocabulary53%
18wSentence Length17w
0.74Hedging0.51
2.9Bold7.4
5.1Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
1.68Headings0.86
0.03Transitions0.03
Based on 26 + 14 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
