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Claude Haiku 5.5 vs MiniMax M1 80K

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 21.4. Claude Haiku 5.5 is 4.8x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · MiniMax · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 21.4, ranking #19 overall.

On price, Claude Haiku 5.5 is roughly 4.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Haiku 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 4.8x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose MiniMax M1 80K

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Haiku 5.5
Anthropic
MiniMax M1 80K
MiniMax
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#19
21.4
#204
Reasoning
47.2
#27
21.6
#193
Coding
40.2
#13
9.4
#185
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.10 / M
$0.55 / M
Output price
$0.50 / M
$2.20 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Claude Haiku 5.5
MiniMax M1 80K
Math
25.7#110
19.6#171
Tool use
20.3#59
14.6#105
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

36 reported for Claude Haiku 5.5 · 16 for MiniMax M1 80K

No common benchmarks found

Claude Haiku 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80Kdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs less

For input processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 5.5x cheaper than MiniMax M1 80K ($0.55/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.50/1M tokens) is 4.4x cheaper than MiniMax M1 80K ($2.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, MiniMax M1 80K is more expensive than Claude Haiku 5.5.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerAnthropic
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 80K
Input tokens$0.55
Output tokens$2.20
Best providerNovita
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while MiniMax M1 80K is limited to 40,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Haiku 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 80K
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output40,000 tokens
Thu Oct 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 80K does not.

Claude Haiku 5.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniMax M1 80K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Haiku 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M1 80K uses MIT.

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

Claude Haiku 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M1 80K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Haiku 5.5 was released on 2026-10-07, while MiniMax M1 80K was released on 2025-06-16.

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 16 months newer than MiniMax M1 80K.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Oct 7, 2026

0 days ago

1.3yr newer
MiniMax M1 80K

Jun 16, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Haiku 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while MiniMax M1 80K's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Haiku 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M1 80K's cutoff date.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Jun 2026

MiniMax M1 80K

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Provider Availability

Claude Haiku 5.5 is available from Anthropic. MiniMax M1 80K is available from Novita.

Claude Haiku 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M

MiniMax M1 80K

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.55/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Haiku 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Haiku 5.5
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MiniMax M1 80K
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Haiku 5.5 vs MiniMax M1 80K.

Which is better, Claude Haiku 5.5 or MiniMax M1 80K?

Claude Haiku 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 21.4. Claude Haiku 5.5 is made by Anthropic and MiniMax M1 80K is made by MiniMax. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Haiku 5.5 compare to MiniMax M1 80K in benchmarks?

Claude Haiku 5.5 scores Global-MMLU: 87.8%, MILU: 87.6%, BenchCAD (with Python tool): 87.0%, Chartography: 86.2%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 83.7%. MiniMax M1 80K scores MATH-500: 96.8%, ZebraLogic: 86.8%, AIME 2024: 86.0%, MMLU-Pro: 81.1%, AIME 2025: 76.9%.

Is Claude Haiku 5.5 cheaper than MiniMax M1 80K?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is 5.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Haiku 5.5 costs $0.10/M input and $0.50/M output via anthropic. MiniMax M1 80K costs $0.55/M input and $2.20/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Haiku 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

Claude Haiku 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M1 80K supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Haiku 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 21.4), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.55/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Haiku 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

Claude Haiku 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and MiniMax M1 80K is developed by MiniMax.

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