MiniMax
Shanghai lab shipping the M-series text models alongside its Hailuo video and speech products.
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MiniMax vs Claude
MiniMax (MiniMax) and Claude (Anthropic) both sit in Writing. MiniMax is the cheaper entry point at from $0.3/mo. Claude shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (12 vs 9). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | MiniMax MiniMax | Claude Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | M3.1 Flash | 5.5 |
| Entry cost | from $0.3/mo | Free tier · from $17/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · API input /M $0.3 · API output /M $1.2 | Free free · Pro (Annual Subscription Discount) $17 · Pro (Billed Monthly) $20 · Max $100 · Ultra $200 · Team Standard seat (Billed Monthly) $25 · Team Standard seat (Billed Annually) $20 · Team Premium seat (Billed Monthly) $125 |
| Model stack | H3 · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax Code · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax M3.1 Flash · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · MiniMax-M2.1 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 | Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Haiku 5.5 · Claude Mythos 5 · Claude Mythos 5.1 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Opus 5.5 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Opus 4.6 · Opus 4.7 · Sonnet 4.5 · Sonnet 4.6 |
| Context window | 1000000 | 1M |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 12 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | Interleaved thinking, Tool calling, Open weights, Long context, Text Generation, Code Generation, Video Generation, Speech Generation | Extended thinking, Agentic research, Computer use, Projects & memory, Artifacts, MCP connectors, Vision, Code execution |
Claude
Known for long context, careful reasoning, and artifact-style document editing.
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