Model comparison
Inkling vs MiniMax M1
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling scores higher in 6 categories and MiniMax M1 in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Inkling leads 55.2 to 35.7.
- MiniMax M1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.87 / $4.68 for Inkling.
- MiniMax M1 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 66K.
Side by side
| Inkling | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 44.1 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 66K | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.87 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.68 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 41 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax M1 leads
Inkling: 34.1 (#229), MiniMax M1: 39.2 (#149)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1463 | 1359 |
| FrontierCode | 14% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1412 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 946 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling: 29.5 (#76), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 25% | — |
Reasoning Inkling leads
Inkling: 40.6 (#48), MiniMax M1: 25.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1452 | 1340 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleBench | 50% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 79.5% | — |
| CritPt | 5.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| DTBench | 87.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.6 | — |
Math MiniMax M1 leads
Inkling: 31.2 (#198), MiniMax M1: 34.8 (#152)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1482 | 1360 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 33.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 4.9% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 88.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
Knowledge Inkling leads
Inkling: 55.2 (#44), MiniMax M1: 35.7 (#168)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1468 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | — |
Multilingual Inkling leads
Inkling: 54.2 (#49), MiniMax M1: 46.0 (#157)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | 1361 |
| LMArena French | 1453 | 1369 |
| LMArena German | 1456 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | 1220 |
| LMArena Korean | 1401 | 1263 |
| LMArena Russian | 1430 | 1330 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | 1354 |
Instruction Following Inkling leads
Inkling: 75.3 (#65), MiniMax M1: 69.5 (#169)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1427 | 1312 |
Long Context Inkling leads
Inkling: 43.9 (#79), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#136)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1436 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference Inkling leads
Inkling: 65.5 (#48), MiniMax M1: 53.3 (#155)
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1390 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1335 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1611 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1226 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling better than MiniMax M1?
Inkling is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.1 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax M1 costs 3.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Inkling or MiniMax M1?
MiniMax M1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Inkling lists at $1.87 and $4.68.
Is Inkling or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiniMax M1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.2 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax M1 does, with 1M tokens against 66K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling and MiniMax M1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling has 41 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.