Which is better for coding — GPT-5.4 Pro or MiniMax M2.1?

Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.

Which model is cheaper — GPT-5.4 Pro or MiniMax M2.1?

MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper for input: $0.30 per 1M tokens vs $15.00.

Which has a larger context window — GPT-5.4 Pro or MiniMax M2.1?

GPT-5.4 Pro supports a larger context: 1,000,000 tokens vs 1,000,000.

GPT-5.4 Pro vs MiniMax M2.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	GPT-5.4 Pro	MiniMax M2.1
Company	OpenAI	MiniMax
Release Date	March 1, 2026	December 22, 2025
Parameters	—	—
Multimodal	Yes	No
Context (input)	1.0M	1.0M
Context (output)	128K	100K
Input Price / 1M	$15.00	$0.30
Output Price / 1M	$225.00	$1.20
Average Score	0.0	0.9

Verdict

Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.

API Cost

MiniMax M2.1 is 160.0x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $15.00/1M tokens.

Context Window

Same context size: 1M tokens.

Recency

GPT-5.4 Pro is newer: released 3/1/2026 vs 12/22/2025.

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GPT-5.4 Pro

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The GPT-5.4 Pro and MiniMax M2.1 comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GPT-5.4 Pro or MiniMax M2.1 page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.