GPT-4.1 vs MiniMax-01 (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: GPT-4.1 vs. MiniMax-01
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Overview
MiniMax-01 was released 2 months before GPT-4.1.
 GPT-4.1 |  MiniMax-01 | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | OpenAI | MiniMax |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 32.8K tokens | 1M tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | April 14, 2025 1 year ago April 14th, 2025 | January 15, 2025 1 year ago January 15th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | June 30, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
Capabilities & Features
Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
GPT-4.1 | MiniMax-01 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 🖼️Image📝Text📁File | 📝Text🖼️Image |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | GPT | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Proprietary | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
GPT-4.1 is roughly 10.0x more expensive compared to MiniMax-01 for input tokens and roughly 7.3x more expensive for output tokens.
| GPT-4.1 | MiniMax-01 | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $2.00 per million tokens | $0.20 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $8.00 per million tokens | $1.10 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | $0.01 per search | Not specified |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.50 per million tokens | Not specified |
Benchmarks
Compare relevant benchmarks between GPT-4.1 and MiniMax-01.
| GPT-4.1 | MiniMax-01 | |
|---|---|---|
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 1,136 Elo (#72 in Game Dev (59.1% win rate)) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GPT-4.1 and MiniMax-01 unique.
GPT-4.1 by OpenAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released April 14th, 2025.MiniMax-01 by MiniMax understands both text and images. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Very affordable at $0.20/M input and $1.10/M output tokens. Released January 15th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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