MiniMax-01 vs Sakana Namazu
MiniMax-01 costs 3.6x less per output token than Sakana Namazu ($1.10 vs $4.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.10
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.00
MiniMax-01 or Sakana Namazu: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick MiniMax-01 for output tokens 3.6x cheaper ($1.10 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. MiniMax-01 has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; Sakana Namazu has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 $0.0008, Sakana Namazu $0.0029 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- MiniMax-01 not benchmarked, Sakana Namazu not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- MiniMax-01 $1.10 against Sakana Namazu $4.00 per million output tokens, 3.6x apart.
- Context window
- MiniMax-01 takes 1M tokens, Sakana Namazu 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | MiniMax-01 | Sakana Namazu | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 42.5% | Not measured | Only MiniMax-01 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax-01 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiniMax-01 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiniMax-01 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | MiniMax-01 | Sakana Namazu |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | Sakana |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | January 15, 2025 | August 11, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.20 | $0.95 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.10 | $4.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is MiniMax-01 better than Sakana Namazu for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick MiniMax-01 for output tokens 3.6x cheaper ($1.10 vs $4.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).
Which is cheaper, MiniMax-01 or Sakana Namazu?
MiniMax-01 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens; Sakana Namazu costs $0.95 and $4.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax-01 or Sakana Namazu?
MiniMax-01, with 1M tokens against 262K.
Has any benchmark tested both MiniMax-01 and Sakana Namazu?
No benchmark has tested both yet. MiniMax-01 has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; Sakana Namazu has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.