Claude 3 Opus vs MiniMax M2.1 Comparison

Comparing Claude 3 Opus and MiniMax M2.1 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while MiniMax M2.1 is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro).

MiniMax M2.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

MiniMax M2.1 costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than MiniMax M2.1 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 62.5x more expensive than MiniMax M2.1 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than MiniMax M2.1.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Opus

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

MiniMax M2.1

Input tokens$0.30

Output tokens$1.20

Best providerMiniMax

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

MiniMax M2.1 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200,000 tokens. MiniMax M2.1 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Claude 3 Opus is limited to 200,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Opus

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

MiniMax M2.1

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output1,000,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2.1 does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Opus

Text

Images

Audio

Video

MiniMax M2.1

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M2.1 uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M2.1

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while MiniMax M2.1 was released on 2025-12-23.

MiniMax M2.1 is 22 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

MiniMax M2.1

Dec 23, 2025

2 months ago

1.8yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. MiniMax M2.1 is available from MiniMax. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.