ChatGPT (OpenAI)
55 pts
1 wins
VS
👑 
MiniMax
85 pts
3 wins
🏆 Overall, MiniMax offers more free value (3/6 categories)
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Category
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
MiniMax
Free Tier
✅ Limited requests/day
✅ No explicit limit
Free API
❌ None
✅ ¥15
Rate Limit
N/A
Varies
Open Source
❌ No
✅ Yes
Free Models
5
2
GitHub Stars
-
⭐ 3,417
🧠 Model Details
ChatGPT (OpenAI) 5 models GPT-5.5
Released April 2026, smartest model, major upgrade for coding/research/analysis. API $5/M input, $30/M output
GPT-5.5 Pro
Deep reasoning variant for complex high-stakes tasks. API $30/M input, $180/M output
GPT-5.4
Previous flagship, still powerful
GPT-4o mini
Available to free users, fast
GPT-4o
Very limited for free users
MiniMax 2 models MiniMax-M2.7
230B params, SOTA in coding/tool-use/search/office, 1M context
MiniMax-01
Million-token context, free to use