MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

    Comparison

    As of August 30, 2026, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 100% cheaper per million tokens than MiniMax M1 40K. MiniMax M1 40K is $0.55 / $2.20 per million input/output tokens versus Nemotron Nano 9B v2 at $0.00 / $0.00. Sources: https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1 and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models

    Sources: OpenRouter pricing (https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1); OpenRouter pricing (https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models)

    MiniMax M1 40K

    MiniMax

    $2.75blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.55

    Output

    $2.20

    41K ctx|Open Source
    100%
    cheaper
    Better value

    Nemotron Nano 9B v2

    NVIDIA

    $0.00blended / 1M

    Input

    $0.00

    Output

    $0.00

    128K ctx|Open Source
    Save $2.75 per million tokens by choosing Nemotron Nano 9B v2 over MiniMax M1 40K.

    MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 comparison

    Token pricing, specs, and benchmarks side by side

    Shared benchmarks

    Each bar is share of the current leader on that eval. Click a row to open the board.

    Score vs price

    AIME 2025. Left is cheaper. Up is a higher score. The line is the best score you can buy at each price.

    Best score at each priceMiniMax M1 40KNemotron Nano 9B v2
    Metric
    MiniMax M1 40K
    Nemotron Nano 9B v2
    Provider
    Provider
    MiniMax
    NVIDIA
    License
    Open Source
    Open Source
    Release Date
    2025-06-16
    2025-08-18
    Pricing (per 1M tokens)
    Input Price+∞%
    $0.55
    $0.00
    Output Price+∞%
    $2.20
    $0.00
    Blended (1M + 1M)
    $2.75
    $0.00
    Model Details
    Context Window
    41K
    128K
    Max Output Tokens
    N/A
    N/A
    Knowledge Cutoff
    N/A
    2024-09-01
    Throughput
    N/A
    N/A
    Benchmarks
    7.2%
    69.2%
    64%
    62.3%
    71.1%
    17.9%
    90.3%
    74.6%
    72.1%
    83.3%
    96%
    97.8%
    80.6%
    80.1%
    Benchmark Wins
    MiniMax M1 40K 2|2 Nemotron Nano 9B v2

    Verdict

    MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2: the bottom line

    Both models are closely matched on benchmarks. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has the pricing advantage, making it the better value unless MiniMax M1 40K's specific capabilities are critical to your workflow.

    MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    As of August 30, 2026, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 100% cheaper on blended LLM API pricing. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 costs $0.00 per million input tokens and $0.00 per million output tokens ($0.00 blended 1M-in + 1M-out). MiniMax M1 40K costs $0.55 / $2.20 per million tokens ($2.75 blended). Sources: https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1 and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models. The cheapest LLM for your app still depends on how many output tokens you generate.

    How much does MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 cost per million tokens?

    MiniMax M1 40K OpenRouter API pricing is $0.55 input and $2.20 output per million tokens via OpenRouter. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 OpenRouter API pricing is $0.00 input and $0.00 output per million tokens via OpenRouter. Use those four numbers, not ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription prices, when you are comparing APIs.

    Which is better for coding, MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    MiniMax M1 40K has a published SWE-bench Verified score of 55.6%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not have that eval on this page yet.

    What is the context window for MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    MiniMax M1 40K supports a 41K token context window, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 supports 128K tokens. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 offers a larger context window. Filling a larger window bills more input tokens, so the cheaper-per-million model can still cost more on long documents.

    Which model performs better on benchmarks, MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    MiniMax M1 40K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are tied across 4 shared benchmarks. Check the table for category-level strengths. Check the comparison table for GPQA Diamond, SWE-bench, MMLU, HLE, and the other evals we track. Token price and benchmark score together are the usual LLM comparison, not either number alone.

    Is MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2 better for production use?

    Both MiniMax M1 40K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 are production API models. For cost-sensitive production traffic, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has better economics on the blended 1M-in + 1M-out scale. For maximum capability, weight the benchmark table for your domain. Many production stacks route cheap models for drafts and a frontier model for the hard turn, which is usually cheaper than sending everything to the expensive API.

    Can I switch between MiniMax M1 40K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in my app?

    Yes. Call MiniMax M1 40K through OpenRouter and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 through OpenRouter with separate API keys, or through a gateway that already wraps both. Keep prompts in tokens, not characters, when you estimate the invoice. AnotherWrapper templates can swap providers without rewriting auth and billing.

    How accurate is this MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 pricing data?

    List rates are the latest published OpenRouter API pricing and OpenRouter API pricing, quoted per million tokens. Official rate sheets: https://openrouter.ai/minimax/minimax-m1 and https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models. Prompt caching, batch APIs, and committed-use discounts can change the invoice. Benchmark scores are from official publications and independent evals, updated as new numbers land.

    What is the output token limit for MiniMax M1 40K and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    MiniMax M1 40K supports up to an unspecified number of output tokens per request, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 supports up to an unspecified number of output tokens. Output tokens are usually the expensive half of API pricing, so a higher max output cap is a capability, not a discount.

    Which model has better throughput, MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

    Neither MiniMax M1 40K nor Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has published throughput data on this page yet. Throughput (tokens per second) and time-to-first-token are why two models with the same per-million-token price can still feel different in chat and agents.

    How do I switch the models in this MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this LLM comparison. Search any model in the index and the URL updates. Open MiniMax M1 40K or Nemotron Nano 9B v2 from the sidebar for the single-model API pricing page, or go back to the LLM pricing table to sort by cheapest blended cost.

    MiniMax M1 40K vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2 pricing

    This comparison covers API pricing, context window, throughput, and benchmark scores. MiniMax M1 40K costs $0.55/M input and $2.20/M output via OpenRouter. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 costs $0.00/M input and $0.00/M output via OpenRouter.

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