Claude Opus 4.6 vs MiniMax M2.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Opus 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Release Date | February 4, 2026 | December 22, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 128K | 100K |
| Input Price / 1M | $5.00 | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | $25.00 | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Opus 4.6
MiniMax M2.1
GPQA0.9 vs 0.8
0.9
0.8
Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Opus 4.6 — 0.8, MiniMax M2.1 — 0.9.
API Cost
MiniMax M2.1 is 20.0x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $5.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Same context size: 1M tokens.
Recency
Claude Opus 4.6 is newer: released 2/4/2026 vs 12/22/2025.
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