minimax-01 vs gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14
Input price
$0.20
$0.40
Output price
$1.10
$1.60
Context window
1000K
1048K
Throughput
120 tok/s
169 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
97.6%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.002
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
MINIMAX-01
GPT-4.1-MINI-2
Chat assistant
$192.00
$312.00
RAG / long context
$339.00
$624.00
Agent / tool use
$540.00
$864.00
Efficiency score: minimax-01
Across price, speed and reliability, minimax-01 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is minimax-01 or gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 cheaper?+
minimax-01 has the lower input price — $0.20 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, minimax-01 or gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14?+
Across price, speed and reliability, minimax-01 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.