Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) vs MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) comes out ahead, 39 to 0 on our weighted score.
Aion Labs
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)
0/100- ECI—
- Price$0.80 / $1.60
- Context33K
- Our pick
MiniMaxMiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)
39/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
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MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) is our pick
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) is the better all-round choice, scoring 39/100 against Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) (0). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceAion-RP 1.0 (8B)Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) unpriced
- Longest contextMiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) 1,000,000 · Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsAion-RP 1.0 (8B): Text · MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax): Text
- Self-hostingAion-RP 1.0 (8B)Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) | MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 0 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 0/100 | 39/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)Aion Labs | MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.80 | — |
| Output | $1.60 | — |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.00 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | — |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 29,491 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 4 | — |
| Released | Feb 4, 2025 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 31, 2023 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)$11.20
- MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) or MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)?
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) is the better all-round choice, scoring 39/100 against Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) (0). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) or MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax)?
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) is cheaper at $0.80 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.00 per million tokens for Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) versus . MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) has not been scored yet and MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) and MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Aion-RP 1.0 (8B). Maximum output per response: Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) up to 29,491, MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) accepts text; MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) is the newest, released Feb 4, 2025. MiniMax Text 01 (MiniMax) came out Jan 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Aion-RP 1.0 (8B) Dec 31, 2023.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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