MiniMax M1 80k vs GPT-5 nano

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

MiniMax M1 80k is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 37 to 31. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5 nano is the reasoning model in the pair, while MiniMax M1 80k is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5 nano gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 80K for MiniMax M1 80k.

Quick Verdict

Pick MiniMax M1 80k if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5 nano only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you need the larger 400K context window.

Knowledge

GPT-5 nano

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

GPT-5 nano

71.2

36
MMLU
-
35
GPQA
71.2
33
SuperGPQA
-
31
OpenBookQA
-
51
MMLU-Pro
-
2
HLE
-

Coding

MiniMax M1 80k
28
HumanEval
-
16
SWE-bench Verified
-
10
LiveCodeBench
-

Mathematics

GPT-5 nano

MiniMax M1 80k

37.8

GPT-5 nano

85.2

36
AIME 2023
-
38
AIME 2024
-
37
AIME 2025
85.2
32
HMMT Feb 2023
-
34
HMMT Feb 2024
-
33
HMMT Feb 2025
-
35
BRUMO 2025
-
57
MATH-500
-

Reasoning

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

Instruction Following

MiniMax M1 80k
68
IFEval
-

Multilingual

MiniMax M1 80k
63
MGSM
-

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M1 80k or GPT-5 nano?

MiniMax M1 80k is ahead overall, 37 to 31. The biggest single separator in this matchup is AIME 2025, where the scores are 37 and 85.2.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M1 80k or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.2 versus 31.3. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M1 80k or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 85.2 versus 37.8. Inside this category, AIME 2025 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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