Command A vs MiniMax: MiniMax M1
MiniMax: MiniMax M1 is cheaper than Command A by about 81% on a blended (75% input / 25% output) basis. Command A charges $2.500000 / $10.000000 per 1M input/output tokens; MiniMax: MiniMax M1 charges $0.400000 / $2.200000.
| Field | Command A | MiniMax: MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/Mtok | $2.500000 | $0.400000 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.000000 | $2.200000 |
| Cache read $/Mtok | – | – |
| Cache write $/Mtok | – | – |
| Input $/Mchar | n/a | n/a |
| Output $/Mchar | n/a | n/a |
| Context window | 256000 | 1000000 |
| Tokenizer | – | – |
Price history
Same workload, monthly cost
Illustrative monthly cost at 10M tokens/month, split per workload preset. Not a substitute for the calculator, which uses your own volume, cache and batch assumptions.
| Workload | Command A | MiniMax: MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Coding agent | $28.75 | $4.90 |
| RAG chat | $36.25 | $6.70 |
| Summarisation (batch) | $32.50 | $5.80 |
| Classification | $26.50 | $4.36 |
| Chat assistant | $55.00 | $11.20 |
| Content generation | $85.00 | $18.40 |
Cite this page
Command A vs MiniMax: MiniMax M1: $2.500000/$10.000000 vs $0.400000/$2.200000 per 1M tokens, as of 2026-10-04 (Token Barometer, https://tokenbarometer.com/compare/cohere_command-a-03-2025-vs-minimax_minimax-m1).
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