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Claude Mythos 5.2 vs MiniMax M2

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 26.2. MiniMax M2 is 30.5x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · MiniMax · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 26.2, ranking #2 overall.

On price, MiniMax M2 is roughly 30.5x 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 Mythos 5.2

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.6 and ranks #2 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose MiniMax M2

  • cost matters — it's about 30.5x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Mythos 5.2
Anthropic
MiniMax M2
MiniMax
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.6
#2
26.2
#188
Reasoning
53.6
#7
25.9
#187
Coding
44.6
#5
18.0
#147
Agents
44.1
#2
8.1
#168
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$8.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
$40.00 / M
$1.20 / M
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Mythos 5.2
MiniMax M2
Tool use
38.5#1
9.4#165
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude Mythos 5.2 · 16 for MiniMax M2

No common benchmarks found

Claude Mythos 5.2 and MiniMax M2don'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

MiniMax M2 costs less

For input processing, Claude Mythos 5.2 ($8.00/1M tokens) is 26.7x more expensive than MiniMax M2 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Mythos 5.2 ($40.00/1M tokens) is 33.3x more expensive than MiniMax M2 ($1.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Mythos 5.2 is more expensive than MiniMax M2.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Mythos 5.2
Input tokens$8.00
Output tokens$40.00
Best providerAnthropic
MiniMax
MiniMax M2
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMiniMax
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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. MiniMax M2 can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Claude Mythos 5.2 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Mythos 5.2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M2
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Fri Nov 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Mythos 5.2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M2 does not.

Claude Mythos 5.2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniMax M2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Mythos 5.2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniMax M2 uses MIT.

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

Claude Mythos 5.2

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M2

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Mythos 5.2 was released on 2026-11-09, while MiniMax M2 was released on 2025-10-27.

Claude Mythos 5.2 is 13 months newer than MiniMax M2.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Nov 9, 2026

3 days ago

1.0yr newer
MiniMax M2

Oct 27, 2025

1.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Mythos 5.2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while MiniMax M2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Mythos 5.2's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M2's cutoff date.

Claude Mythos 5.2

Jun 2026

MiniMax M2

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Provider Availability

Claude Mythos 5.2 is available from Anthropic. MiniMax M2 is available from MiniMax, Novita.

Claude Mythos 5.2

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $8.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $40.00/1M

MiniMax M2

minimax logo
MiniMax
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Mythos 5.2 and MiniMax M2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Mythos 5.2
✓ Preferred
MiniMax M2
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Mythos 5.2 vs MiniMax M2.

Which is better, Claude Mythos 5.2 or MiniMax M2?

Claude Mythos 5.2 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.6 to 26.2. Claude Mythos 5.2 is made by Anthropic and MiniMax M2 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 5.2 compare to MiniMax M2 in benchmarks?

Claude Mythos 5.2 scores De novo protein binder design: 85.1%, Biomedical image analysis: 80.7%, Protocols Troubleshooting: 77.1%, Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1: 75.3%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 70.5%. MiniMax M2 scores Tau2 Telecom: 87.0%, LiveCodeBench: 83.0%, MMLU-Pro: 82.0%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, GPQA: 78.0%.

Is Claude Mythos 5.2 cheaper than MiniMax M2?

MiniMax M2 is 26.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Mythos 5.2 costs $8.00/M input and $40.00/M output via anthropic. MiniMax M2 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via minimax.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Mythos 5.2 and MiniMax M2?

Claude Mythos 5.2 supports 1.0M tokens and MiniMax M2 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 Mythos 5.2 and MiniMax M2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.6 vs 26.2), input pricing ($8.00 vs $0.30/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Mythos 5.2 and MiniMax M2?

Claude Mythos 5.2 is developed by Anthropic and MiniMax M2 is developed by MiniMax.

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