GPT-5 (low) vs MiniMax-M2.1

OpenAI · MiniMax · catalog 2026-09-14

MiniMax-M2.1 beats GPT-5 (low): cheaper ($0.201 vs $1.341/M) and at least as smart (index 20.9 vs 20.8).
GPT-5 (low)MiniMax-M2.1
Speed (tok/s)74.6 measured84.1 measured
Blended $/M$1.341 derived$0.201 derived_list_blend
Intelligence index20.8 measured20.9 measured
TTFT (ms)762 measured173 measured
Context—205k list
Coding indexnot measured for both
Agentic indexnot measured for both

GPT-5 (low) card · MiniMax-M2.1 card · 3D observatory

Verdicts use price×intelligence dominance only, and only where both sides are measured; null cells stay null with their provenance (em-dash = not in catalog). Percentile-free by design — this page compares two models, not the field. Generated page — do not hand-edit.