Claude 3 Haiku vs MiniMax M1
Compare Claude 3 Haiku by Anthropic against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or MiniMax M1?
Claude 3 Haiku and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1. Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Haiku and MiniMax M1
Claude 3 Haiku is made by anthropic while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M1's 1000K. On pricing, Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
Per 1M tokens
Claude 3 Haiku is cheaper on both — 1.2× input, 1.3× output
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
