OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna vs MiniMax M1
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna by OpenAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.1M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
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
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
Input
$1.00
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
3.3× cheaper
Output
$1.65
3.6× cheaper
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 3.6× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
MiniMax M1
59%Vocabulary53%
19wSentence Length17w
0.84Hedging0.51
2.7Bold7.4
4.5Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
1.20Headings0.86
0.10Transitions0.03
Based on 27 + 14 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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