Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs o1-pro
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where MiniMax M1 leads 36.4 to 29.7.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $150 / $600 for o1-pro.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 200K.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | o1-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 31.5 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2025-03-19 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 200K |
| Max output | 40K | 100K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.55 | $150 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $600 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |
Reasoning MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126), o1-pro: 20.4 (#239)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 23.3% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 6.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1339 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | — |
Knowledge MiniMax M1 leads
MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170), o1-pro: 29.7 (#234)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 8.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1317 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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
MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161), o1-pro: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than o1-pro?
MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or o1-pro?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; o1-pro lists at $150 and $600.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and o1-pro share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and o1-pro has 3.