Is MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT-4o mini cheaper?

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning is cheaper on output tokens ($0.48 vs $0.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT-4o mini?

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning has the larger context window (197K tokens).

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning vs GPT-4o mini

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax M2.1 Lightning offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT-4o mini based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax M2.1 Lightning	GPT-4o mini
Provider	LLM Gateway	LLM Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.12	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$0.48	$0.60
Context window	197K	128K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Dec 2025	Jul 2024

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning details →GPT-4o mini details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.