Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 mini offers 832.1K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. MiniMax M2.1 is $0.70 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.1 mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 mini, released by OpenAI in April 2025, is a smaller variant from the GPT-4.1 family designed for efficient, cost-effective deployments requiring long-context understanding. It features a 1M token context window and native image understanding, with maintained coding and instruction-following capabilities relative to its size. GPT-4.1 mini targets applications needing a balance between response speed, cost, and capability, such as production APIs with high request volumes.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
8 months newer

GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
2025-04-14
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
GPT-4.1 mini
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-4.1 mini
OpenAI
MiniMax M2.1
GPT-4.1 mini
MiniMax M2.1
GPT-4.1 mini
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax