Claude Sonnet 4 vs MiniMax M2.5
MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax M2.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4 or MiniMax M2.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.27 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $0.95 |
| Context window | 200K | 205K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| Aider Polyglot score | 61.3 | — |
| SWE-bench Verified score | 76.8 | 75.8 |
| GPQA Diamond score | 78.3 | — |
| FrontierMath score | 4.1 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | 142 | 147 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1351 | 1359 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | 1191 | — |
| LiveBench score | — | 60.3 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | — | 1386 |
FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 4 or MiniMax M2.5 cheaper?
MiniMax M2.5 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.95 vs $15.00 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4 or MiniMax M2.5?
MiniMax M2.5 has the larger context window (205K tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.