AI Tools Review

MiniMax: MiniMax M1

By Minimax

Released: 2025-06-17

API
LLM
RAG
Minimax
Paid
New

Minimax Minimax M1, developed by MiniMax, features 45.9B parameters, MoE architecture and 1,000k-token context window. MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing it to process long sequences—up to 1 million tokens—while maintaining competitive FLOP efficiency. With 456 billion total parameters and 45.9B active per token, this variant is optimised for complex, multi-step reasoning tasks. Trained via a custom reinforcement learning pipeline (CISPO), M1 excels in long-context understanding, software engineering, agentic tool use, and mathematical reasoning. Benchmarks show strong performance across FullStackBench, SWE-bench, MATH, GPQA, and TAU-Bench, often outperforming other open models like DeepSeek R1 and Qwen3-235B. Available at $0.4/1M tokens.

Visit MiniMax: MiniMax M1

AI-Powered

Leverages advanced AI technology to deliver cutting-edge capabilities and results.

Fast & Efficient

Optimized performance ensures quick results without compromising on quality.

Purpose-Built

Specifically designed for llms tasks and workflows.

Minimax Model Timeline

MiniMax: MiniMax M2-her

33k tokens context

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1

197k tokens context

MiniMax: MiniMax M2

197k tokens context

MiniMax: MiniMax M1Current

1,000k tokens context

MiniMax: MiniMax-01

1,000k tokens context

Specifications

pricing$0.40 / $2.20 (per 1M)
context Window1,000k tokens

AI Evaluation

4.8
Expert Rating
Text4.9/5
Coding3.5/5

Optimized for programming tasks, this model excels at code generation, debugging, and software engineering workflows with solid benchmark performance.

Pros

  • Massive 1,000k token context
  • Strong code generation and debugging
  • Advanced logical reasoning
  • Agent-ready with tool use

Cons

  • May lack creative flair
  • Speed/quality trade-off