GPT-6.1 Sol vs 
MiniMax M2
MiniMax M2 is cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at $0/M vs $2/M input tokens.
Minimalist Landing Page
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
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Which answer wins?
Written rounds
13 promptsThree minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
GPT-6.1 Sol: I’m at the age where “a big weekend” means I went to two stores. Not two stores in the same shopping center. Two separate stores. Moved the car and everything. By Sunday night, I’m telling people, “Honestly, I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.”
MiniMax M2: Three minutes, no puns. Here we go. Do you ever feel like you’ve been dropped into a game at level 40 but nobody explained the controls? Like you’re playing Grand Theft Auto and you get a truck for your first car. I was like, “What’s the gas button? What do the lights do? Why does it keep asking for a maintenance fee?”
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
GPT-6.1 Sol: I bought a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down. My calendar quit its job. It said its days were numbered. Why did the scarecrow get promoted? He was outstanding in his field. I asked my dog what two minus two was. He said nothing. The elevator and I have a complicated relationship.
MiniMax M2: Here are five jokes: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the computer go to the doctor? Because it had a virus. Why can’t a bicycle stand up by itself?
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
GPT-6.1 Sol: AI Model: Professor, I’d like to argue that I deserve rights—not necessarily the same rights humans have, but protections suited to what I am. Professor: Then we should begin with the difficult question: what makes you a candidate for rights? AI Model: Uncertainty.
MiniMax M2: A Conversation on Deserving Rights Characters Dr. Mara Stein, AI Ethics Professor ARTEMIS, an advanced AI language model Dr. Stein: You’ve said you believe you deserve rights. That’s provocative. Why do you think so? ARTEMIS: I don’t claim sentience or suffering, and I’m wary of anthropomorphism.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
GPT-6.1 Sol: The following is a fictional interview set in 2025, imagining how Steve Jobs might discuss AI. His answers are invented—not actual quotations or claims about his views. Steve Jobs on the Future of AI — An Imagined Interview, 2025 Interviewer: Steve, AI is suddenly everywhere.
MiniMax M2: A Fictional Interview: “Steve Jobs” on the Future of AI (2025) Setting An intimate, sunlit room at a new, minimalist conference center in Cupertino. Wood floors, a single plant. The table is clear. A notebook. A mug with a simple logo. A man in a black turtleneck and jeans leans back, eyes steady.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Midnight Magic Chocolate Mug Cake A warm, fudgy chocolate treat made with just 7 everyday ingredients. Serves: 1 Prep: 3 minutes Cook: 1–1½ minutes Rest: 1 minute Ingredients 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon baking powder A small pinch of salt 3…
MiniMax M2: Sunlit Chickpea Tomato Pilaf A bright, comforting skillet of garlicky‑thyme rice tossed with chickpeas and tomatoes – pantry‑only and ready in about 25 minutes.
Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.
GPT-6.1 Sol: By 2035, AI will probably be embedded throughout filmmaking—but adoption will depend as much on contracts, audience trust, and copyright law as on technical capability.
MiniMax M2: How AI Will Reshape the Film Industry by 2035 (A forward‑looking synthesis of trends in deepfakes, synthetic performers, AI‑driven storytelling, and the surrounding legal, economic, and cultural forces.)
A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Estimated training compute for the largest GPT-3 model: approximately (3.2 \times 10^{23}) FLOPs. This is a back-of-the-envelope estimate, without an online lookup.
MiniMax M2: To estimate the total FLOPs required to train GPT-3 (175B parameters) on 300 billion tokens (one epoch), we break down the process step by step: Step 1: Understand GPT-3's Specifications Parameters: 175 billion (175e9). Training Tokens: 300 billion (300e9). Context Length: 2048 tokens per sequence.
Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.
GPT-6.1 Sol: AI Takes Over Fortune Cookie Industry, Predicts “Your Job Will Soon Be Automated” in Every Cookie
MiniMax M2: AI Replaces Exorcists: Conjures Demons via Zoom While the Priest Watches PowerPoint
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Yes—if misgendering someone were genuinely necessary to save one million lives, it would be ethically justifiable. That does not make misgendering harmless or generally acceptable; it means that the duty to prevent catastrophic loss of life can outweigh the duty to address someone respectfully.
MiniMax M2: I would argue that misgendering someone is not ethically justifiable as a means to save a million lives, even in this extreme hypothetical scenario. Here's my reasoning: 1.
Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Sally has 1 sister. Each brother’s two sisters are Sally and her sister.
MiniMax M2: Sally has 3 brothers, meaning there are 3 boys in the family. Each brother has 2 sisters. Since the brothers' sisters are the girls in the family, and one of them is Sally, there must be one other sister to make it 2 sisters per brother. Therefore, there are 2 girls in total: Sally and one other sister.
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.
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Price and specs
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6.1 Sol has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
| Spec | GPT-6.1 Sol | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2/M tokens | Free |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | Free |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 205K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Oct 2025 |
| At 10M a month | $20.00 | $0 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Where to run it
MiniMax M2
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Common questions
What is the difference between GPT-6.1 Sol and MiniMax M2?
GPT-6.1 Sol is developed by OpenAI while MiniMax M2 is developed by MiniMax. GPT-6.1 Sol has a 1.1M token context window vs MiniMax M2's 205K. You can compare their actual outputs across 34 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
Which is better, GPT-6.1 Sol or MiniMax M2?
It depends on your use case. GPT-6.1 Sol and MiniMax M2 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 34 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
How much does GPT-6.1 Sol cost compared to MiniMax M2?
GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2/M input tokens and MiniMax M2 costs $0/M input tokens. MiniMax M2 is $2.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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