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MiniMax M1 vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads MiniMax M1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 25.7 to 11.7, and Inkling Small costs 1.8x less per output token ($1.20 vs $2.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 29 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace MiniMax M1 Replace Inkling Small
MiniMax M1MiniMax
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$2.20
0
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
43.6
Output $/M
$1.20
29
vs boards won of 29 shared

MiniMax M1 or Inkling Small: which to pick

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax M1 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick MiniMax M1 for a larger context window (1M against 524K tokens).

Model AMiniMax M1MiniMaxNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
29
MiniMax M1 only
0
Inkling Small only
55
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
MiniMax M1 not benchmarked, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Reasoning, 15.8 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena Text: Japanese: MiniMax M1 1217 against Inkling Small 1401, 30.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
MiniMax M1 $2.20 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.8x apart.
Context window
MiniMax M1 takes 1M tokens, Inkling Small 524K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryMiniMax M1BarsInkling SmallTies
Coding02
Intelligence01
Reasoning03
Math02
Knowledge04
General017
All shared boards029
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
Coding benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1409Only Inkling Small measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured52.9Only Inkling Small measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured13.7%Only Inkling Small measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.5%Only Inkling Small measured
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured9.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured55.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SciCodeNot measured49.7%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: coding13591450Inkling Small
LMArena Text: software and IT13591447Inkling Small
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1399Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1398Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index11.725.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured150.3Only Inkling Small measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured23.5Only Inkling Small measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured41.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Inkling Small measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured25.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured2.9%Only Inkling Small measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.8%Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Reasoning benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured89.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured33.3%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured88.5%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGINot measured84.0%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured40.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13391423Inkling Small
LMArena Text: expert13171441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13531429Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured90.0%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured46.3%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured17.1%Only Inkling Small measured
ProofBenchNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: math13611459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work13631441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Knowledge benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.0%Only Inkling Small measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured69.6%Only Inkling Small measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.5%Only Inkling Small measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured37.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science13541428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13551413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: legal and government13371415Inkling Small
LMArena Text: business and finance13191413Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
General benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
Vals IndexNot measured27.6%Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured59.4%Only Inkling Small measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured32.7%Only Inkling Small measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured84.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured75.7%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text13431413Inkling Small
LMArena Text: instruction following13121399Inkling Small
LMArena Text: creative writing12971334Inkling Small
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English13631421Inkling Small
LMArena Text: non-English13191401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Chinese13601464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German13501408Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Japanese12171401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Korean12661367Inkling Small
LMArena Text: French13701435Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Spanish13531422Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Russian13291394Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Polish13291428Inkling Small
LMArena Text: multi-turn13351416Inkling Small
LMArena Text: longer queries13261402Inkling Small
LMArena Text: writing and language13111357Inkling Small
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13031352Inkling Small
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1292Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1207Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1205Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkMiniMax M1Inkling SmallLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 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 M1$0.0015Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

MiniMax M1$0.027Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.026Fits in one request

Inkling Small costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

MiniMax M1$0.102Fits in one request
Inkling Small$0.102Fits in one request

Same cost

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.

Specifications of MiniMax M1 and Inkling Small
SpecificationMiniMax M1Thinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerMiniMaxThinking Machines
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedJune 17, 2025July 30, 2026
Context window1M524K
Input $/Mtok$0.40$0.45
Output $/Mtok$2.20$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it04
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is MiniMax M1 better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; MiniMax M1 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick MiniMax M1 for a larger context window (1M against 524K tokens).

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 or Inkling Small?

MiniMax M1 costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.20 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling Small only.

Which has the bigger context window, MiniMax M1 or Inkling Small?

MiniMax M1, with 1M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M1 vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

29 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M1's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Inkling Small's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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