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MiniMax: MiniMax M1 provider comparison

minimax/minimax-m1

MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it...

Endpoints:
2
Context:
1M
Input:
text
Output:
text
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At a glance

Comparison winners

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens using the latest published median speed data.

Best cost/speed trade-off

MiniMaxminimax

$1 / 1M tokens

24.83 s estimated response

Cheapest

MiniMaxminimax

$1 / 1M tokens

$0.0015 for the sample request

Fastest

NovitaAInovita/bf16

21.21 s estimated response

$1.1 / 1M tokens

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Compare published endpoint pricing and estimated response time visually.

Effective price by endpoint

USD per 1 million tokens for input and output. Lower is better.

MiniMax has the lowest estimated cost for 1,000 input and 500 output tokens at $0.0015.

Estimated cost vs. response time

Based on 1,000 input and 500 output tokens. Cost is shown in USD per 1 million tokens. Lower and further left is better; the single best cost/speed trade-off appears at full opacity.

2 providers have complete pricing and speed data. MiniMax is closest to the ideal combination of lowest cost and fastest response.

Server-rendered comparison

Provider endpoints

Prompt and completion prices are effective USD per token as published by OpenRouter. Missing speed data never removes an endpoint.

Endpoint comparison for MiniMax: MiniMax M1
Provider / routeCurrent pricing ↗Speed measurementsEndpoint details
Provider / route
MiniMaxminimax
CheapestBest cost/speed trade-off
Current pricing
Input price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.0015
Speed measurements
500-token response
24.83 s
Response starts
1.02 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
1M
Model format
unknown
Max output
40K
5 parameters

include_reasoning, max_tokens, reasoning, temperature, top_p

Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/bf16
Fastest
Current pricing
Input price
$0.55 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.2 / 1M tokens
Sample cost
$0.00165
Speed measurements
500-token response
21.21 s
Response starts
1.98 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
1M
Model format
bf16
Max output
40K
13 parameters

frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, repetition_penalty, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_p

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MiniMax M1 deployment guide

How to choose a MiniMax M1 inference provider

MiniMax M1 is indexed here as a text model by MiniMax, with 2 provider endpoints from MiniMax, NovitaAI. The comparison preserves each exact OpenRouter routing tag so pricing and performance observations can be connected to the route an application would actually request.

Match the endpoint to the workload

The model publishes a 1M-token context window. It accepts text input and returns text output. 13 distinct supported parameters appear across the listed routes. Confirm limits on the specific endpoint rather than assuming every host exposes the same configuration.

Compare the real request economics

MiniMax currently has the lowest estimated cost for the standard 1,000-input/500-output-token sample at $0.0015. Input-heavy and output-heavy applications can produce a different result, so review both per-million-token prices in the endpoint table.

Balance response start and generation speed

NovitaAI currently has the shortest estimated 500-token response at 21.21 seconds. MiniMax is the single endpoint closest to the current ideal cost/speed combination. Recent observations can change, so validate finalists with your own prompts.