MiniMax M1 vs o3 Mini
Compare MiniMax M1 by MiniMax against o3 Mini by OpenAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 64K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, MiniMax M1 or o3 Mini?
MiniMax M1 and o3 Mini are both competitive models. MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $1.1/M for o3 Mini. Context windows: 1000K vs 64K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between MiniMax M1 and o3 Mini
MiniMax M1 is made by minimax while o3 Mini is from openai. MiniMax M1 has a 1000K token context window compared to o3 Mini's 64K. On pricing, MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens vs $1.1/M for o3 Mini.
API pricing
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
3.7× cheaper
Output
$1.65
2.7× cheaper
o3 Mini
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 3.7× input, 2.7× output
Our Verdict
MiniMax M1
o3 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Too close to call
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
28%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
MiniMax M1
o3 Mini
53%Vocabulary65%
17wSentence Length17w
0.51Hedging0.74
7.4Bold3.9
6.2Lists1.7
0.10Emoji0.00
0.86Headings0.47
0.03Transitions0.38
Based on 14 + 12 text responses
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