Claude Opus 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.5: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Opus 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Release Date | November 23, 2025 | February 11, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 230B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 200K | — |
| Context (output) | 64K | — |
| Input Price / 1M | $5.00 | — |
| Output Price / 1M | $25.00 | — |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| SWE-Bench Verified | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Opus 4.5
MiniMax M2.5
SWE-Bench Verified0.8 vs 0.8
0.8
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Verdict
MiniMax M2.5 leads in 1 out of 3 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Opus 4.5 — 0.9, MiniMax M2.5 — 0.7.
Programming
On SWE-Bench, both models are nearly equal: Claude Opus 4.5 — 0.8, MiniMax M2.5 — 0.8.
Recency
MiniMax M2.5 is newer: released 2/11/2026 vs 11/23/2025.
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