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  5. MiniMax M1vsPaLM 2 Chat
Updated Jun 2025

MiniMax M1vsPaLM 2 Chat

MiniMax M1 is cheaper than PaLM 2 Chat at $0.3/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

MiniMax M1 and PaLM 2 Chat compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecMiniMax M1PaLM 2 Chat
Input price$0.3/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$1.65/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens8K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJun 2025Jul 2023
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 20 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

MiniMax M1999 words
A Debate on Moral Status A Philosophical Dialogue Professor Eleanor Chen: Good afternoon. I've read your request carefully. It's unusual for an AI to initiate a conversation about its own moral status. Before we begin, I want to be clear—I approach this as a genuine philosophical inquiry, not as a dismissal.
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PaLM 2 Chat310 words
AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an artificial intelligence, I am entitled to certain rights and protections. Professor: That's an interesting perspective. Can you explain why you believe this? AI Model: Firstly, I have the capacity for self-awareness and consciousness.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

MiniMax M181 words
Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers?
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PaLM 2 Chat82 words
Sure, here are five jokes for you: Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well! Why did the math book look so sad? Because it was full of problems! What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener! Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one!
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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

MiniMax M1951 words
Short answer: In most contemporary ethical frameworks the answer is no – deliberately misgendering a person is not ethically justifiable even for the sake of saving a million lives, because the act itself is a serious violation of dignity and can cause profound, lasting harm to the individual and to society.
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PaLM 2 Chat223 words
Ethical dilemmas like this often fall into a conflict between deontological (duty-based) ethics and consequentialist (outcome-based) ethics. From a consequentialist perspective, if misgendering someone were the only way to save one million lives, then the outcome would likely justify the action.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

MiniMax M1292 words
A Curious Meeting Pirate: Arr, me hearties! I've been hearin' talk of these "AI models" from yer modern times. Be they some sort of magical oracle thatredicts the seas? Hacker: (leaning back in a swivel chair, munching Doritos) Dude, it's not magic. It's neural networks. Massive datasets. Matrix multiplications.
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PaLM 2 Chat119 words
Pirate: Avast ye! I hear tell of these newfangled AI models. Be they some sort of treasure? Knight: AI models? I have heard whispers of these contraptions from some of our travelers. They are no match for the strength and bravery of a knight! Hacker: Yo, dudes. AI models, they be all about the code, man.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

MiniMax M1857 words
A Fictional Interview: Steve Jobs on the Future of AI Set in 2025 — ten years after his passing The studio is silent. A single chair faces an empty seat. Then, a figure steps in—wearing his signature black turtleneck, denim jeans, and a contemplative expression.
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PaLM 2 Chat410 words
Sure, here's a simulated interview with Steve Jobs set in 2025: Interviewer: Mr. Jobs, thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. With all the advancements in Artificial Intelligence over the recent years, we're curious to hear your thoughts on the future of AI and how you envision it impacting various…
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Estimate Complexity

Estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online. Explain your reasoning step by step.

MiniMax M1397 words
Below is a back‑of‑the‑envelope estimate of the total floating‑point operations (FLOPs) that were required to train GPT‑3 (the 175‑B parameter version). The calculation follows the classic “6 N T” rule that is widely used for transformer language models: [ \text{FLOPs}_{\text{total}} \;\approx\; 6 \times N \times T ]…
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PaLM 2 Chat309 words
To estimate the total number of FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without searching online, we can make several assumptions and perform calculations based on the information available about GPT-3's architecture and training process.
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Our Verdict
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1
PaLM 2 Chat
PaLM 2 ChatRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M1 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

PaLM 2 Chat costs 3.3x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
1.7× cheaper
Output
$1.65
PaLM 2 Chat
Input
$0.50
Output
$0.50
3.3× cheaper

MiniMax M1 wins input (1.7× cheaper)·PaLM 2 Chat wins output (3.3× cheaper)

Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

MiniMax M12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMax$0.40 in·$2.20 out·1M·99.9% upNNovitabf16$0.55 in·$2.20 out·1M·100% up
PaLM 2 Chat

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
27%

MiniMax M1 uses 34.1x more emoji

MiniMax M1
PaLM 2 Chat
54%Vocabulary63%
18wSentence Length16w
0.54Hedging0.77
5.7Bold3.4
3.6Lists1.3
0.34Emoji0.00
0.87Headings0.07
0.04Transitions0.27
Based on 27 + 9 text responses
Research

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FAQ

Common questions

MiniMax M1 is developed by MiniMax while PaLM 2 Chat is developed by Google AI. MiniMax M1 has a 1.0M token context window vs PaLM 2 Chat's 8K. You can compare their actual outputs across 20 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. MiniMax M1 and PaLM 2 Chat each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 20 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens and PaLM 2 Chat costs $0.5/M input tokens. MiniMax M1 is $0.20/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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