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MiniMax-01 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax-01 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
MiniMax-01
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
MiniMax-01
Speed
GPT-5.3 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax-01GPT-5.3 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax-01GPT-5.3 Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMinimaxOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2025Feb 2026

MiniMax-01 Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax-01 has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. MiniMax-01 has cheaper output pricing at $1.10/M tokens.
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 53.1, compared to MiniMax-01's score of N/A.
MiniMax-01 has a 1,000,192 token context window, while GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
MiniMax-01 supports vision. GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision.