# MiniMax M1 vs o1-pro

> MiniMax M1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.3 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-o1-pro
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## 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.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 31.5 |
| Rank | 150 | 271 |
| Context | 1M | 200K |
| Input $/M | $0.55 | $150 |
| Output $/M | $2.20 | $600 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1359 | — |

## Reasoning

- 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

- MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1361 | — |

## Knowledge

- 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

- 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

- MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1312 | — |

## Long Context

- MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1326 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
- o1-pro: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax M1 | o1-pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1343 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1298 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1335 | — |

## FAQ

### 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.