MiniMax M1 80k

Jun 2025
MiniMax M1 80k
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—per task?
$0.55 / $2.20per 1M in / out?
68 tok/sfirst token in 1.8 s?
1Mcontext

Ranking?

Strong at

C
Tool calling#139 of 242Reasoning#205 of 334Science#185 of 312Long context#161 of 273Knowledge#201 of 318Instructions#146 of 245

Alternatives?

ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperMiniMax M3thinkingOpen+98%-45%$0.51Context: 1M → 524K+2BetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+6%-96%$0.008Context: 1M → 128KCheaperMiMo v2.5 ProthinkingOpen+91%-44%$0.054Memory (4-bit): 274 GB → 614 GBCheaperQwen3.7 Plusthinking+87%-42%$0.22CheaperGemini 3.1 Flash Litehigh+85%-42%$0.06

Run it yourself

estimate
Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✗ 80 GB GPU
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam8.9#206
AA Omniscience Index-48.5#202
CritPt (physics)0#180
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈11.7#186
AA Omniscience · Accuracy22.5#134
AA Omniscience · Hallucination Rate91.5#269
AA-LCR (long context) 1.157.7#162
GPQA Diamond69.7#187
AIME 2025 · AA archived61#79
Coding
Terminal-Bench Hard (version unstated)3#179
LiveCodeBench · AA archived71.1#42
Agents & Tool Use
τ²-bench · AA34.2#141
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)41.8#147

FAQ

How much does MiniMax M1 80k cost?›

$0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Novita).

Is MiniMax M1 80k free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.55 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is MiniMax M1 80k, and what is it best at?›

#205 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #177 of 239 in Coding, #139 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #146 of 245 in Writing & Language.

Is MiniMax M1 80k better than LFM2.5 1.2B Thinking?›

On IFBench (instructions), MiniMax M1 80k scores 41.8 vs 41.8 — about the same.

How can I use MiniMax M1 80k?›

Through the API of Novita.

What is the context window of MiniMax M1 80k?›

1M tokens.

When was MiniMax M1 80k released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-06-17. It has been superseded by MiniMax M2.

Is MiniMax M1 80k open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).

Can I run MiniMax M1 80k locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can MiniMax M1 80k read images?›

No, it accepts text only.

What is MiniMax M1 80k?›

MiniMax M1 80k is an open-weights language model from MiniMax, released Jun 2025.

What are the best alternatives to MiniMax M1 80k?›

MiniMax M3 (cheaper), Gemma 4 E4B (better).