MiniMax M1 80k vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 27 (38 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M1 80k

33.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

36
MMLU
82
35
GPQA
82
33
SuperGPQA
80
31
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M1 80k

28

o4-mini (high)

74

28
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M1 80k

35

o4-mini (high)

82

36
AIME 2023
83
38
AIME 2024
85
37
AIME 2025
84
32
HMMT Feb 2023
79
34
HMMT Feb 2024
81
33
HMMT Feb 2025
80
35
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

MiniMax M1 80k

33

o4-mini (high)

79

34
SimpleQA
80
32
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiniMax M1 80k or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 27, a difference of 38 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiniMax M1 80k or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 33.8.

Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 80k or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 28.

Which is better for math, MiniMax M1 80k or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 35.

Which is better for reasoning, MiniMax M1 80k or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 33.