MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-4.1
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,435.20100% of row best · rating · minimax-m3; 95% CI [1430.86827835, 1439.53977389]; votes 44544; rank 77 | 1,382.7196% of row best · rating · gpt-4.1-2025-04-14; 95% CI [1379.00467679, 1386.41941365]; votes 49913; rank 153 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,255.42100% of row best · rating · minimax-m3; 95% CI [1247.93588333, 1262.90862002]; votes 13390; rank 44 | 1,210.3296% of row best · rating · gpt-4.1-2025-04-14; 95% CI [1203.63813827, 1217.00696914]; votes 41034; rank 70 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
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Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | MiniMax-M3 | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | Openai |
| Family | Minimax M3 | Gpt 4 1 |
| Model | MiniMax-M3 | GPT-4.1 |
| Version | MiniMax-M3 | GPT-4.1 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | 2024-06-01 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Unknown |
| Output modalities | Text | Unknown |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 1,047,576 |
| Total parameters | 427,040,140,160 | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 23,000,000,000 | Unknown |
| License | other | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
11 comparable fields · 9 material differences · Interactive comparison only; indexing gate not met
MiniMax-M3 Capabilities
GPT-4.1 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
MiniMax-M3 vs GPT-4.1 FAQs
Is MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both MiniMax-M3 and GPT-4.1, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
MiniMax-M3 is $0.28 and GPT-4.1 is $1.00 per million tokens, so MiniMax-M3 is cheaper on this metric. MiniMax-M3 is $1.10 and GPT-4.1 is $4.00 per million tokens, so MiniMax-M3 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
MiniMax-M3 has the larger sourced context window. MiniMax-M3 supports 1,048,576 and GPT-4.1 supports 1,047,576.
Which performs better in benchmarks, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1 be self-hosted?+
MiniMax-M3 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. MiniMax-M3 is open weight; GPT-4.1 is not marked open weight.
Can MiniMax-M3 and GPT-4.1 understand images?+
MiniMax-M3 is documented with image input; GPT-4.1 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. MiniMax-M3 is — and GPT-4.1 is 32,768.
Do MiniMax-M3 and GPT-4.1 support reasoning and tool use?+
MiniMax-M3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GPT-4.1: tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
MiniMax-M3 has 5 sourced provider routes; GPT-4.1 has 2, so MiniMax-M3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, MiniMax-M3 or GPT-4.1?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.