Claude 3 Opus vs MiniMax M3
Compare Claude 3 Opus by Anthropic against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 12 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or MiniMax M3?
Claude 3 Opus and MiniMax M3 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3. Context windows: 200K vs 1049K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Opus and MiniMax M3
Claude 3 Opus is made by anthropic while MiniMax M3 is from minimax. Claude 3 Opus has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M3's 1049K. On pricing, Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 50× input, 63× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M3 is 63x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M3 uses 520.0x more bold
