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# MiniMax M1

> MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, released June 2025. Ranked #150 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 40.3. API: $0.55 in / $2.20 out per M tokens. 1M context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: MiniMax M1 Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

MiniMax M1 by MiniMax ranks 150th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 40.3. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 126th. API pricing starts at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #150 of 354
- **Index score:** 40.3
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 18 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/minimax.svg) MiniMax](https://noometry.com/providers/minimax)
- **Released:** June 13, 2025
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 1M
- **Max output:** 40K
- **Input price:** $0.55 / M
- **Output price:** $2.20 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.96 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #111 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

MiniMax M1 category scores

1.  Coding 39.9
2.  Reasoning 26.9
3.  Math 37.5
4.  Knowledge 36.4
5.  Multilingual 45.8
6.  Instruction Following 69.3
7.  Long Context 41.4
8.  Writing & Preference 53.1
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MiniMax M1 category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 39.9 | #153 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 26.9 | #126 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 37.5 | #151 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 36.4 | #170 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 45.8 | #163 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 69.3 | #174 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 41.4 | #141 | 2 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 53.1 | #161 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where MiniMax M1 places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

MiniMax M1: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 26.9 | +3.3 | #126 of 350, top 36% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 39.9 | +1.1 | #153 of 340, top 45% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 37.5 | +1.0 | #151 of 327, top 47% |

### Weakest categories

MiniMax M1: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 69.3 | −2.0 | #174 of 305, top 58% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 45.8 | −1.6 | #163 of 297, top 55% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 36.4 | −1.0 | #170 of 314, top 55% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below MiniMax M1. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to MiniMax M1
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Qwen2.5-Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-max) | #146 | 40.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-qwen2-5-max) |
| [Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b) | #147 | 40.6 | $0.0875 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b) |
| [Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/models/granite-4-2-8b) | #148 | 40.5 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-minimax-m1) |
| [Step 3](https://noometry.com/models/step-3) | #149 | 40.5 | — | 7 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-step-3) |
| [Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5](https://noometry.com/models/nvidia-llama-3-3-nemotron-super-49b-v1-5) | #151 | 40.3 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nvidia-llama-3-3-nemotron-super-49b-v1-5) |
| [Mistral Medium 3.5](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-medium-3-5) | #152 | 40.2 | $3 | 50 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-mistral-medium-3-5) |
| [Nemotron 3 Super](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-3-super) | #153 | 40.1 | $0.17 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nemotron-3-super) |
| [Llama 3.3 Nemotron 49b Super v1](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-3-nemotron-49b-super-v1) | #154 | 40.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/llama-3-3-nemotron-49b-super-v1-vs-minimax-m1) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

MiniMax M1 Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1359 | #169 of 294, top 58% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

MiniMax M1 Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1339 | #165 of 297, top 56% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

MiniMax M1 Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1361 | #155 of 285, top 55% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

MiniMax M1 Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1317 | #170 of 273, top 63% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

MiniMax M1 Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1319 | #163 of 297, top 55% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1360 | #160 of 285, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1370 | #135 of 223, top 61% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1350 | #130 of 231, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1217 | #149 of 211, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1266 | #143 of 213, top 68% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1329 | #161 of 283, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1353 | #143 of 226, top 64% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

MiniMax M1 Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1312 | #166 of 298, top 56% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

MiniMax M1 Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fiction.LiveBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/fiction-livebench) | 69.4% | #18 of 47, top 39% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1326 | #167 of 291, top 58% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

MiniMax M1 Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1343 | #161 of 297, top 55% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1298 | #166 of 295, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1335 | #168 of 295, top 57% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

MiniMax M1 API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1) | $0.55 | $2.20 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All MiniMax API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/minimax) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare MiniMax M1

-   [MiniMax M1 vs Step 3](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-step-3)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Nvidia Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49b v1.5](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nvidia-llama-3-3-nemotron-super-49b-v1-5)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Granite 4.2 8B](https://noometry.com/compare/granite-4-2-8b-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Mistral Medium 3.5](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-mistral-medium-3-5)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Nemotron 3 Super](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-nemotron-3-super)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-minimax-m1)
-   [MiniMax M1 vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m1-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other MiniMax models

-   [MiniMax-M3](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m3)43.8
-   [MiniMax-M2.1](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-1)38.9
-   [MiniMax-M2.5](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-5)38.3
-   [MiniMax-M2.7](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-7)37.7
-   [MiniMax-M2](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2)37.4
-   [MiniMax-01](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-01)
-   [MiniMax-M2.5-highspeed](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-5-highspeed)
-   [MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-7-highspeed)

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is MiniMax M1?

MiniMax M1 by MiniMax ranks 150th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 40.3. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 126th. API pricing starts at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens, with a 1M-token context window.

### How much does MiniMax M1 cost?

MiniMax M1 costs $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens on openrouter.

### What is MiniMax M1's context window?

MiniMax M1 accepts up to 1M tokens of input and can write up to 40K tokens in one response.

### Is MiniMax M1 open source?

Yes. MiniMax M1's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are MiniMax M1's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, MiniMax M1 places best in reasoning, coding, math and lowest in instruction following, multilingual, knowledge.

### What is MiniMax M1 best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 126th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). MiniMax M1 benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m1

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