Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct vs MiniMax M1
Compare Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 34 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
2.8× cheaper
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
MiniMax M1
63%Vocabulary53%
15wSentence Length17w
0.19Hedging0.51
5.2Bold7.4
3.2Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.38Headings0.86
0.05Transitions0.03
Based on 14 + 14 text responses
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