Model comparison
Hy4 preview vs MiniMax M1
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
MiniMaxSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 37.5.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $2.25 for Hy4 preview.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2026-08-28 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.25 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1632 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1359 |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1339 |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 75% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1361 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1317 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1360 |
| LMArena French | — | 1370 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1353 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1312 |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy4 preview better than MiniMax M1?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Hy4 preview or MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Hy4 preview or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Hy4 preview and MiniMax M1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.