Compare/MiniMax M1 40k vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

MiniMax M1 40kvsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

MiniMax

MiniMax M1 40k

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$1.25/M
Speed
206 tok/s
TTFT
2.52s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
MiniMax M1 40k
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Lower Latency
MiniMax M1 40k
Benchmarks (5-7)
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMiniMax M1 40kGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$1.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
MiniMax M1 40k$0.00
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)$0.33

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
MiniMax M1 40k
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
206 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
MiniMax M1 40k
GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)
2.52s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
20.944.4
Coding Index
14.143.9
Math Index
13.7
GPQA Diamond
68.2%81.7%
MMLU-Pro
80.8%
LiveCodeBench
65.7%
AIME 2025
13.7%
MATH-500
97.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.5%26.5%
SciCode
37.8%46.9%
IFBench
41.2%75.9%
TerminalBench
2.3%42.4%
MiniMax M1 40k5 wins
7 winsGPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 40k or GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

MiniMax M1 40k is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.46/M for GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for MiniMax M1 40k. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) generates tokens faster at 206 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. MiniMax M1 40k also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 2.52s).

When should I use MiniMax M1 40k vs GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh)?

Choose based on your priorities: MiniMax M1 40k for lower cost, GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 nano (xhigh) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.