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Data verified: Nov 5, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC · Prices sourced from official provider pages. Verify current rates before production use.
Data verified: Nov 5, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC · Prices sourced from official provider pages. Verify current rates before production use.
Price, context and performance head to head. Data synced from the provider catalog.
Cheaper
MiniMax M2.5
Larger context
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Faster
MiniMax M2.5
Higher quality
Claude Sonnet 5.5
| Feature | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Tier | Mid-tier | Budget |
| Input per 1M tokens | $2 | $0.27 |
| Output per 1M tokens | $10 | $0.95 |
| Cached input per 1M | $0.1 | $0.03 |
| Context window | 1M | 204.8K |
| Intelligence index | 55/100 | — |
| Coding index | — | — |
| Agentic index | — | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| Tau-bench (airline) | 0.79 | 0.66 |
| Speed | Standard | Fast |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | No |
| Function calling | Yes | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
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MiniMax M2.5 saves $32.3/mo vs Claude Sonnet 5.5
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