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Claude Mythos 5.1 vs MiniMax M1 40K

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 20.5.

Anthropic · MiniMax · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 20.5, ranking #33 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 #33 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 MiniMax M1 40K

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Mythos 5.1
Anthropic
MiniMax M1 40K
MiniMax
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
45.1
#33
20.5
#194
Reasoning
44.2
#37
20.7
#183
Coding
37.9
#17
8.1
#183
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
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Individual benchmarks

1 reported for Claude Mythos 5.1 · 16 for MiniMax M1 40K

No common benchmarks found

Claude Mythos 5.1 and MiniMax M1 40Kdon'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
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 40K
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 40K 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

MiniMax M1 40K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Mythos 5.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.

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

Claude Mythos 5.1

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M1 40K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Mythos 5.1 was released on 2026-09-01, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.

Claude Mythos 5.1 is 15 months newer than MiniMax M1 40K.

Claude Mythos 5.1

Sep 1, 2026

2 weeks ago

1.2yr newer
MiniMax M1 40K

Jun 16, 2025

1.3 years 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 MiniMax M1 40K side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Mythos 5.1
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Mythos 5.1 vs MiniMax M1 40K.

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.1 or MiniMax M1 40K?

Claude Mythos 5.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 45.1 to 20.5. Claude Mythos 5.1 is made by Anthropic and MiniMax M1 40K 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 Mythos 5.1 compare to MiniMax M1 40K in benchmarks?

Claude Mythos 5.1 scores Terminal-Bench 4.0: 60.9%. MiniMax M1 40K scores MATH-500: 96.0%, AIME 2024: 83.3%, MMLU-Pro: 80.6%, ZebraLogic: 80.1%, OpenAI-MRCR: 2 needle 128k: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Mythos 5.1 and MiniMax M1 40K?

Claude Mythos 5.1 supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M1 40K 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 MiniMax M1 40K?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (45.1 vs 20.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Mythos 5.1 and MiniMax M1 40K?

Claude Mythos 5.1 is developed by Anthropic and MiniMax M1 40K is developed by MiniMax.

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