Compare/MiniMax-M2.1 vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1

MiniMax-M2.1vsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

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

MiniMax

MiniMax-M2.1

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
50 tok/s
TTFT
1.55s
KwaiKAT

KAT-Coder-Pro V1

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.2/M
Speed
38 tok/s
TTFT
1.13s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
MiniMax-M2.1
Lower Latency
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Benchmarks (8-3)
MiniMax-M2.1

Pricing Comparison

MetricMiniMax-M2.1KAT-Coder-Pro V1
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Output ($/M tokens)$1.2$1.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
MiniMax-M2.1$0.42
KAT-Coder-Pro V1$0.42

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
MiniMax-M2.1
50 tok/s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
38 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
MiniMax-M2.1
1.55s
KAT-Coder-Pro V1
1.13s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
39.436.0
Coding Index
32.818.3
Math Index
82.794.7
GPQA Diamond
83.0%76.4%
MMLU-Pro
87.5%81.3%
LiveCodeBench
81.0%74.7%
AIME 2025
82.7%94.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
22.2%33.4%
SciCode
40.7%36.6%
IFBench
69.9%68.4%
TerminalBench
28.8%9.1%
MiniMax-M2.18 wins
3 winsKAT-Coder-Pro V1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, MiniMax-M2.1 or KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiniMax-M2.1 wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for KAT-Coder-Pro V1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

MiniMax-M2.1 generates tokens faster at 50 tok/s vs 38 tok/s. However, KAT-Coder-Pro V1 has lower time-to-first-token (1.13s vs 1.55s).

When should I use MiniMax-M2.1 vs KAT-Coder-Pro V1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, MiniMax-M2.1 for stronger benchmark performance, and MiniMax-M2.1 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.