OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol vs MiniMax M1
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol 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 Sol
MiniMax M1Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol 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
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
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
39%
MiniMax M1 uses 3.2x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol
MiniMax M1
63%Vocabulary53%
15wSentence Length17w
0.79Hedging0.51
3.4Bold7.4
3.8Lists6.2
0.03Emoji0.10
0.95Headings0.86
0.08Transitions0.03
Based on 27 + 14 text responses
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