Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.5 vs MiniCPM-SALAWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Claude Opus 4.5 and MiniCPM-SALA across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Claude Opus 4.5 vs MiniCPM-SALA — which is better?

Claude Opus 4.5 (by Anthropic) and MiniCPM-SALA (by OpenBMB) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 4.5 if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output

Choose MiniCPM-SALA if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 4.5 and MiniCPM-SALAdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4.5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

Claude Opus 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiniCPM-SALA uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Opus 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11.

MiniCPM-SALA is 3 months newer than Claude Opus 4.5.

Claude Opus 4.5

Nov 24, 2025

6 months ago

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

4 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Opus 4.5's training data extends to 2025-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniCPM-SALA's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.5

Mar 2025

MiniCPM-SALA

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
OpenBMB
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.5 vs MiniCPM-SALA.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.5 or MiniCPM-SALA?

Claude Opus 4.5 (Anthropic) and MiniCPM-SALA (OpenBMB) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Claude Opus 4.5 compare to MiniCPM-SALA in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.5 scores Tau2 Telecom: 98.2%, MMMLU: 90.8%, Tau2 Retail: 88.9%, GPQA: 87.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 80.9%. MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.5 and MiniCPM-SALA?

Claude Opus 4.5 supports 200K tokens and MiniCPM-SALA 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 Opus 4.5 and MiniCPM-SALA?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.5 and MiniCPM-SALA?

Claude Opus 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB.

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