minimax-m2.1 vs gpt-4.1-nano
Input price
$0.29
$0.10
Output price
$0.95
$0.40
Context window
1000K
1048K
Throughput
166 tok/s
159 tok/s
Availability
99.6%
96.7%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.000
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
MINIMAX-M2.1
GPT-4.1-NANO
Chat assistant
$201.00
$78.00
RAG / long context
$433.50
$156.00
Agent / tool use
$550.80
$216.00
Efficiency score: gpt-4.1-nano
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4.1-nano 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-m2.1 or gpt-4.1-nano cheaper?+
gpt-4.1-nano has the lower input price — $0.10 vs $0.29 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-m2.1 or gpt-4.1-nano?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-4.1-nano offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.