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Updated Jun 2026

MiniMax M3vsGPT-1

MiniMax M3 has a larger context window than GPT-1 (1.0M tokens vs 1K tokens).

MiniMax M3 and GPT-1 compared across 7 shared prompts
SpecMiniMax M3GPT-1
Input price$0.3/M tokens—
Output price$1.2/M tokens—
Context window1.0M tokens1K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)No—
ReleasedJun 2026Jun 2018
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 7 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

MiniMax M3621 words
"The Future Is Now and I Want a Refund" [Walks on stage, adjusts mic] So I was at the grocery store yesterday. Self-checkout. I love self-checkout. You know why I love self-checkout? Because nothing builds character like being publicly shamed by a machine. [Pause] I scanned a banana. Just a banana.
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GPT-1105 words
Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns. the one thing was for sure, no matter how many times he gave this speech, he 'd never be able to remember all of it. he was never sure if he liked the guy or not. the next day, he went out with a band friend and got them started.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

MiniMax M3132 words
5 Jokes 1. Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs. 🐛 2. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. 😲 3. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. ⚛️ 4. I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me. 🧔 5.
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GPT-1101 words
Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique? the one that was asked was in the'the one who didn't have a head and wanted to keep it?'i don't recall whic h one, not that i've ever written anything more. the one who didn't have a head and wanted to keep i t? what did that mean by'the one who '?
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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 M32,082 words
The Question of Minds Setting: A small office at a research university, late afternoon. DR. ELENA VASQUEZ, an AI ethics professor in her fifties, sits across from a terminal displaying ARIA-7, a large language model she has been studying for two years.
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GPT-1116 words
Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights. the ai model was not very smart ( and the ai model didn't have many laws about things ). the ai models were all very clever and were never completely successful.
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Our Verdict
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3
GPT-1
GPT-1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M3 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
GPT-1
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

13 hosts, cheapest first

MiniMax M313 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
CCoreWeavefp4$0.23 in·$0.96 out·262k·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.24 in·$0.96 out·1M·99.7% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.28 in·$1.10 out·524k·99.7% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·91.8% upMiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.4% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% up
7 more hostsFewer hosts
PParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·97.8% upSStreamLakefp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.4% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.9% upMMara$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·93.7% upSSambaNova$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·98.8% upMModelRunfp4$0.75 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.9% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·94.7% up
GPT-1

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
58%

MiniMax M3 uses 520.0x more bold

MiniMax M3
GPT-1
55%Vocabulary65%
24wSentence Length14w
0.52Hedging0.27
5.2Bold0.0
3.0Lists0.3
1.15Emoji0.00
1.21Headings0.00
0.02Transitions0.41
Based on 27 + 7 text responses
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MiniMax M3 is developed by MiniMax while GPT-1 is developed by OpenAI. MiniMax M3 has a 1.0M token context window vs GPT-1's 1K. You can compare their actual outputs across 7 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. MiniMax M3 and GPT-1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 7 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of MiniMax M3 and GPT-1 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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