Is MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT OSS 120B cheaper?

GPT OSS 120B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $0.48 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT OSS 120B?

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

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning vs GPT OSS 120B

GPT OSS 120B is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax M2.1 Lightning offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax M2.1 Lightning or GPT OSS 120B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax M2.1 Lightning	GPT OSS 120B
Provider	LLM Gateway	LLM Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.12	$0.05
Output / 1M tokens	$0.48	$0.25
Context window	197K	131K
Parameters	—	117B
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Dec 2025	Aug 2025

MiniMax M2.1 Lightning details →GPT OSS 120B details →

FAQ

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