o1 vs MiniMax M1 80k

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

o1 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 51 to 37. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

o1's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 83.8 against 31.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU, 91.8 to 36.

o1 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. o1 gives you the larger context window at 200K, compared with 80K for MiniMax M1 80k.

Quick Verdict

Pick o1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M1 80k only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Knowledge

o1

o1

83.8

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

91.8
MMLU
36
75.7
GPQA
35
-
SuperGPQA
33
-
OpenBookQA
31
-
MMLU-Pro
51
-
HLE
2

Coding

o1

o1

41

MiniMax M1 80k

18

41
SWE-bench Verified
16
-
HumanEval
28
-
LiveCodeBench
10

Mathematics

o1

o1

74.3

MiniMax M1 80k

37.8

74.3
AIME 2024
38
-
AIME 2023
36
-
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

o1

o1

92.2

MiniMax M1 80k

68

92.2
IFEval
68

Multilingual

MiniMax M1 80k
-
MGSM
63

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, o1 or MiniMax M1 80k?

o1 is ahead overall, 51 to 37. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU, where the scores are 91.8 and 36.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, o1 or MiniMax M1 80k?

o1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.8 versus 31.3. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, o1 or MiniMax M1 80k?

o1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 41 versus 18. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, o1 or MiniMax M1 80k?

o1 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 74.3 versus 37.8. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, o1 or MiniMax M1 80k?

o1 has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92.2 versus 68. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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