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R1 0528 vs MiniMax M2.1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 0528 wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

MiniMax M2.1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.1
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1
Speed
MiniMax M2.1

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1 0528MiniMax M2.1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1 0528MiniMax M2.1
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMinimax
ReleasedMay 2025Dec 2025

R1 0528 Modalities

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MiniMax M2.1 Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M2.1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.27/M tokens. MiniMax M2.1 has cheaper output pricing at $0.95/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 32.8, compared to R1 0528's score of 24.0.
R1 0528 has a 163,840 token context window, while MiniMax M2.1 has a 196,608 token context window.
R1 0528 does not support vision. MiniMax M2.1 does not support vision.