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  1. Gemini 4 ArgonGoogleRemove
  2. MiniMax M2.5 (Lightning)MiniMaxRemove
  3. GPT-6.1 TerraOpenAIRemove
gemini-4-argon vs minimax-m2.5-lightning vs gpt-6.1-terra
AttributeGemini 4 Argongemini-4-argonMiniMax M2.5 (Lightning)minimax-m2.5-lightningGPT-6.1 Terragpt-6.1-terra
Pricing
Input$2.00 / 1M$0.30 / 1M$1.00 / 1M
Output$10.00 / 1M$2.20 / 1M$5.00 / 1M
Cache Write (5m)$2.00 / 1M$0.30 / 1M$1.00 / 1M
Cache Write (1h)$2.00 / 1M$0.30 / 1M$1.00 / 1M
Cache Read$2.00 / 1M$0.30 / 1M$1.00 / 1M
Web Search$0 / 1M$0 / 1M$0 / 1M
Context
Max context1M128K1M
Max outputN/AN/AN/A
Capabilities
VisionYesYesYes
Function CallingYesYesYes
JSON ModeYesYesYes
StreamingYesYesNo
Catalogue
ProviderGoogleMiniMaxOpenAI
Categorychatchatchat
Charge typePay As You GoPay As You GoPay As You Go
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Description
SummaryGemini 4 Argon is Google's flagship reasoning model, built for complex software engineering, deep mathematical and scientific problem solving, and autonomous multi-step agents. Google trained it to keep context across long, multi-step tasks and to turn long documents mixing text, tables, charts and images into a single grounded output. It leads the Vals Index across finance, legal, coding and tax work, and supports long decode of up to 1M output tokens in a single response.MiniMax-M2.5-Lightning is the high-speed variant of the M2.5 series, optimized for low latency, real-time responsiveness, and high-frequency workloads. It retains the core planning and execution strengths of M2.5 while further improving inference efficiency and response speed, making it ideal for interactive applications, rapid coding assistance, and workflow automation. With enhanced cost efficiency and reduced latency, M2.5-Lightning is particularly well suited for high-throughput, always-on deployments and production environments where speed and scalability are critical.GPT-6.1 Terra is OpenAI’s mid-tier model in the GPT-6.1 series, designed to balance capability, speed, and cost efficiency. Positioned below GPT-6.1 Sol, it delivers strong performance across everyday agentic workflows, coding, and professional writing, with particular strengths in screenshot understanding and on-screen content analysis. Optimized for high-volume production workloads, GPT-6.1 Terra is well suited for coding assistants, visual interface analysis, workflow automation, and scalable agentic applications that require reliable performance at an accessible cost.