Compare/MiniMax M1 40k vs gpt-oss-20B (low)

MiniMax M1 40kvsgpt-oss-20B (low)

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-oss-20B (low)

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
265 tok/s
TTFT
0.42s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
MiniMax M1 40k
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-20B (low)
Lower Latency
MiniMax M1 40k
Benchmarks (7-5)
MiniMax M1 40k

Pricing Comparison

MetricMiniMax M1 40kgpt-oss-20B (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.06
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
MiniMax M1 40k$0.00
gpt-oss-20B (low)$0.08

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
MiniMax M1 40k
gpt-oss-20B (low)
265 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
MiniMax M1 40k
gpt-oss-20B (low)
0.42s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
20.920.8
Coding Index
14.114.4
Math Index
13.762.3
GPQA Diamond
68.2%61.1%
MMLU-Pro
80.8%71.8%
LiveCodeBench
65.7%65.2%
AIME 2025
13.7%62.3%
MATH-500
97.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.5%5.1%
SciCode
37.8%34.0%
IFBench
41.2%57.8%
TerminalBench
2.3%4.5%
MiniMax M1 40k7 wins
5 winsgpt-oss-20B (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 40k or gpt-oss-20B (low)?

MiniMax M1 40k is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.10/M for gpt-oss-20B (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiniMax M1 40k wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for gpt-oss-20B (low). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-20B (low) generates tokens faster at 265 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. MiniMax M1 40k also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.42s).

When should I use MiniMax M1 40k vs gpt-oss-20B (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: MiniMax M1 40k for lower cost, MiniMax M1 40k for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-20B (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.