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Claude Opus 5.5 vs MiniMax M1 80K

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.7 to 21.4. MiniMax M1 80K is 8.3x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · MiniMax · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.7 to 21.4, ranking #1 overall.

On price, MiniMax M1 80K is roughly 8.3x 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 Opus 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.7 and ranks #1 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 80K

  • cost matters — it's about 8.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
MiniMax M1 80K
MiniMax
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.7
#1
21.4
#194
Reasoning
57.8
#1
21.6
#183
Coding
51.7
#1
9.5
#177
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$4.00 / M
$0.55 / M
Output price
$20.00 / 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 Opus 5.5
MiniMax M1 80K
Math
42.5#5
19.6#166
Tool use
32.9#2
14.6#98
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Claude Opus 5.5 · 16 for MiniMax M1 80K

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 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

MiniMax M1 80K costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 7.3x more expensive than MiniMax M1 80K ($0.55/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($20.00/1M tokens) is 9.1x more expensive than MiniMax M1 80K ($2.20/1M tokens).

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

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input tokens$4.00
Output tokens$20.00
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 Opus 5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while MiniMax M1 80K is limited to 40,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
MiniMax
MiniMax M1 80K
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output40,000 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

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

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

Claude Opus 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiniMax M1 80K

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 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 Opus 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

MiniMax M1 80K

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5.5 was released on 2026-09-22, while MiniMax M1 80K was released on 2025-06-16.

Claude Opus 5.5 is 15 months newer than MiniMax M1 80K.

Claude Opus 5.5

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

1.3yr newer
MiniMax M1 80K

Jun 16, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

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

Claude Opus 5.5

Jun 2026

MiniMax M1 80K

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Provider Availability

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

Claude Opus 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $4.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $20.00/1M

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 Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5.5
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FAQ

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

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

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 59.7 to 21.4. Claude Opus 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 Opus 5.5 compare to MiniMax M1 80K in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.2%, Global-MMLU: 94.3%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 93.9%, MILU: 93.1%, ArXivMath: 91.2%. 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 Opus 5.5 cheaper than MiniMax M1 80K?

MiniMax M1 80K is 7.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00/M input and $20.00/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 Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

Claude Opus 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 Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.7 vs 21.4), input pricing ($4.00 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 Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M1 80K?

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

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