GPT-4o mini vs MiniMax M1 80k

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

GPT-4o mini is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 43 to 37. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-4o mini's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 87.2 against 18. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HumanEval, 87.2 to 28.

GPT-4o mini gives you the larger context window at 128K, compared with 80K for MiniMax M1 80k.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-4o mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M1 80k only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Knowledge

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

82

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

82
MMLU
36
-
GPQA
35
-
SuperGPQA
33
-
OpenBookQA
31
-
MMLU-Pro
51
-
HLE
2

Coding

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87.2

MiniMax M1 80k

18

87.2
HumanEval
28
-
SWE-bench Verified
16
-
LiveCodeBench
10

Mathematics

MiniMax M1 80k
-
AIME 2023
36
-
AIME 2024
38
-
AIME 2025
37
-
HMMT Feb 2023
32
-
HMMT Feb 2024
34
-
HMMT Feb 2025
33
-
BRUMO 2025
35
-
MATH-500
57

Reasoning

MiniMax M1 80k
-
SimpleQA
34
-
MuSR
32
-
BBH
64

Instruction Following

MiniMax M1 80k
-
IFEval
68

Multilingual

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87

MiniMax M1 80k

63

87
MGSM
63

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4o mini or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-4o mini is ahead overall, 43 to 37. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HumanEval, where the scores are 87.2 and 28.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4o mini or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 82 versus 31.3. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o mini or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 87.2 versus 18. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-4o mini or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 87 versus 63. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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