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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

MiniMax M1 80K vs Morph V3 Fast vs Palmyra X5

Too close to call on our weighted score (Palmyra X5 47, MiniMax M1 80K 47, Morph V3 Fast 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. MiniMax

    MiniMax M1 80K

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    47/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.55 / $2.20
    • Context1M
  2. Morph

    Morph V3 Fast

    Released Jul 7, 2025

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.80 / $1.20
    • Context262K
  3. Writer

    Palmyra X5

    Released Apr 28, 2025

    47/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $6.00
    • Context1M
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Palmyra X5 47/100, MiniMax M1 80K 47/100, Morph V3 Fast 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Morph V3 Fast on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceMorph V3 FastMorph V3 Fast $0.90 · MiniMax M1 80K $0.963 · Palmyra X5 $1.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMiniMax M1 80K and Palmyra X5MiniMax M1 80K 1,000,000 · Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Morph V3 Fast 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsPalmyra X5MiniMax M1 80K: Text · Morph V3 Fast: Text · Palmyra X5: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingMiniMax M1 80KPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax M1 80KMorph V3 FastPalmyra X5
Price50%485035
Inputs & features30%35060
Context window20%603760
Overall100%47/10032/10047/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

MiniMax M1 80K vs Morph V3 Fast vs Palmyra X5 specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax M1 80KMiniMaxMorph V3 FastMorphPalmyra X5Writer
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.55 (best)$0.80$0.60
Output$2.20$1.20 (best)$6.00
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.963$0.90 (best)$1.95
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 5 providersMedian of 5 providersMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens (best)262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output80,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYesNoYes
Tool callingYesNoYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache-2.0ProprietaryProprietary
API model ID———
API providers5 (best)5 (best)4
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Jul 7, 2025Apr 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoff———
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniMax M1 80K$9.90
  • Morph V3 Fast$10.40
  • Palmyra X5$18.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax M1 80K, Morph V3 Fast or Palmyra X5?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Palmyra X5 47/100, MiniMax M1 80K 47/100, Morph V3 Fast 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Morph V3 Fast on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, MiniMax M1 80K, Morph V3 Fast or Palmyra X5?

Morph V3 Fast is cheaper at $0.80 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). MiniMax M1 80K costs $0.55 input / $2.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers); Palmyra X5 costs $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.90 per million tokens for Morph V3 Fast versus $0.963 for MiniMax M1 80K (1.1× as much) and $1.95 for Palmyra X5 (2.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiniMax M1 80K has not been scored yet, Morph V3 Fast has not been scored yet and Palmyra X5 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiniMax M1 80K, Morph V3 Fast and Palmyra X5 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Morph V3 Fast does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiniMax M1 80K and Palmyra X5 have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 262,144 for Morph V3 Fast. Maximum output per response: MiniMax M1 80K up to 80,000, Morph V3 Fast up to 131,072, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax M1 80K accepts text; Morph V3 Fast accepts text; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images. Palmyra X5 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

MiniMax M1 80K publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Morph V3 Fast and Palmyra X5 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Morph V3 Fast is the newest, released Jul 7, 2025. MiniMax M1 80K came out Jun 17, 2025; Palmyra X5 came out Apr 28, 2025.

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.