Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs MiniMax M2.1: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Release Date | February 17, 2026 | December 22, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 200K | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 64K | 100K |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6
MiniMax M2.1
GPQA0.9 vs 0.8
0.9
0.8
Verdict
MiniMax M2.1 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Sonnet 4.6 — 0.7, MiniMax M2.1 — 0.9.
API Cost
MiniMax M2.1 is 12.0x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
MiniMax M2.1 supports a larger context: 1M vs 200K tokens.
Recency
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is newer: released 2/17/2026 vs 12/22/2025.
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