MiniMax M1 80k vs o1-pro

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

MiniMax M1 80k is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 37 to 33. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

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

Quick Verdict

Pick MiniMax M1 80k if you want the stronger benchmark profile. o1-pro only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you need the larger 200K context window.

Knowledge

o1-pro

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

o1-pro

79

36
MMLU
-
35
GPQA
79
33
SuperGPQA
-
31
OpenBookQA
-
51
MMLU-Pro
-
2
HLE
-

Coding

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

Mathematics

o1-pro

MiniMax M1 80k

37.8

o1-pro

86

36
AIME 2023
-
38
AIME 2024
86
37
AIME 2025
-
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 o1-pro?

MiniMax M1 80k is ahead overall, 37 to 33. The biggest single separator in this matchup is AIME 2024, where the scores are 38 and 86.

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

o1-pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 79 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 o1-pro?

o1-pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 86 versus 37.8. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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