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Claude Mythos 5.1 vs MAI-Thinking-1

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 33.1.

Anthropic · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 33.1, ranking #31 overall.

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

Choose Claude Mythos 5.1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.1 and ranks #31 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose MAI-Thinking-1

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic
MAI-Thinking-1
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
45.1
#31
33.1
#100
Reasoning
44.4
#34
33.9
#91
Coding
37.5
#17
19.4
#103
Agents
34.5
#21
12.8
#96
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$50.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
—

Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Claude Mythos 5.1 · 23 for MAI-Thinking-1

No common benchmarks found

Claude Mythos 5.1 and MAI-Thinking-1don'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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Mythos 5.1 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Mythos 5.1 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Mythos 5.1
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
MAI-Thinking-1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 09 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MAI-Thinking-1 does not.

Claude Mythos 5.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MAI-Thinking-1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Proprietary

Closed source

MAI-Thinking-1

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Mythos 5.1 was released on 2026-09-01, while MAI-Thinking-1 was released on 2026-06-02.

Claude Mythos 5.1 is 3 months newer than MAI-Thinking-1.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Sep 1, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo newer
MAI-Thinking-1

Jun 2, 2026

3 months ago

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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Mythos 5.1 and MAI-Thinking-1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Mythos 5.1
✓ Preferred
MAI-Thinking-1
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Mythos 5.1 vs MAI-Thinking-1.

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.1 or MAI-Thinking-1?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 33.1. Claude Mythos 5.1 is made by Anthropic and MAI-Thinking-1 is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Mythos 5.1 compare to MAI-Thinking-1 in benchmarks?

Claude Mythos 5.1 scores Terminal-Bench 4.0: 60.9%. MAI-Thinking-1 scores LongFact: 98.0%, AIME 2025: 97.0%, AIME 2026: 94.5%, GraphWalks: 90.0%, AIR-Bench: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Mythos 5.1 and MAI-Thinking-1?

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports 1.0M tokens and MAI-Thinking-1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Mythos 5.1 and MAI-Thinking-1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (45.1 vs 33.1), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Mythos 5.1 and MAI-Thinking-1?

Claude Mythos 5.1 is developed by Anthropic and MAI-Thinking-1 is developed by Microsoft.

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