Model Comparison

MiniMax M1 40K vs Nova Micro

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

MiniMax M1 40K outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input tokens$0.03
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerAWS Bedrock
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

MiniMax M1 40K is licensed under MIT, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

MiniMax M1 40K is 7 months newer than Nova Micro.

MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

10 months ago

6mo newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (69.2% vs 40.0%)
Amazon
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Amazon
Nova Micro

FAQ

Common questions about MiniMax M1 40K vs Nova Micro

MiniMax M1 40K significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. MiniMax M1 40K is made by MiniMax and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.
MiniMax M1 40K supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.