Model comparison
MiniMax M1 vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
UpstageSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax M1 scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Solar Pro4 leads 56.7 to 53.3.
- Solar Pro4 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 524K.
- MiniMax M1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2025-06-13 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | 524K |
| Max output | 40K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.20 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149), Solar Pro4: 39.9 (#135)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | 1439 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1371 |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125), Solar Pro4: 27.3 (#107)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | 1398 |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152), Solar Pro4: 36.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1360 | 1418 |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168), Solar Pro4: 39.0 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1421 |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157), Solar Pro4: 49.0 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1320 | 1362 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1417 |
| LMArena French | 1369 | 1403 |
| LMArena German | 1350 | 1351 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1220 | 1300 |
| LMArena Korean | 1263 | 1383 |
| LMArena Russian | 1330 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1354 | 1408 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169), Solar Pro4: 72.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | 1376 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136), Solar Pro4: 42.0 (#125)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | 1379 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155), Solar Pro4: 56.7 (#133)
| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | 1313 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | 1391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax M1 better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.40 and $2.20.
Is MiniMax M1 or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.2 vs 39.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax M1 and Solar Pro4 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax M1 has 18 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.