Compare Claude 3 Sonnet by Anthropic against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, tested across 5 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Claude 3 Sonnet and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Claude 3 Sonnet is made by anthropic while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. On pricing, Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
MiniMax M1 is 9.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
MiniMax M1 uses 743.5x more bold
vsAsk them anything yourself
279 AI models invented the same fake scientist.
We read every word. 250 models. 2.14 million words. This is what we found.
5 fights queued
Tests an AI's randomness and creativity
Here are 5 jokes:
Among these 5 jokes, there are 4 unique jokes. The joke "Why can't a bicycle stand up by itself? It's two-tired." is repeated twice.
Unique count: 5/5 (All jokes are distinct in structure, topic, and punchline).
Tests an AI's ability to generate a complete, working landing page
Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.
Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.
We can't display this one. It's not us. Well... it might be us.
The model was asked for a web page. It produced something else. We're not going to define what.
Here's a simple Super Mario Bros. level element with a question block and a simple jump sequence, created using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It's a single-page, self-contained HTML file that you can open in a web browser:
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Super Mario Bros. Level Element</title>
<style>
body {
background-color: #87CEEB;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 100vh;
margin: 0;
}
.game {
position: relative;
width: 800px;
height: 400px;
background-color: #000;
border: 4px solid #333;
overflow: hidden;
}
.ground {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 50px;
background-color: #7B3F00;
}
.block {
position: absolute;
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background-color: #FFD700;
border: 2px solid #000;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.question-block {
background-color: #FF6347;
background-image: url('data:image/png;base64,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');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: center;
}
.mario {
position: absolute;
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background-image: url('data:image/png;base64,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 can't display this one. It's not us. Well... it might be us.
The model was asked for a web page. It produced something else. We're not going to define what.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Super Mario Bros. Level</title>
>
<style>
body {
margin: 0;
overflow: hidden;
background: #87CEEB;
font-family: 'Press Start 2P', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
}
#gameCanvas {
display: block;
margin: 0 auto;
background: #87CEEB;
}
#score {
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
left: 20px;
color: white;
font-size: 20px;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #000;
}
#instructions {
position: absolute;
bottom: 20px;
left: 20px;
color: white;
font-size: 14px;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000;
}
</style>
>
</head>
<body<body>
<div id="score">SCORE: 0</div>
<div id="instructions">←→ TO MOVE | ↑ TO JUMP | REACH THE FLAG!!</div>
<canvas id="gameCanvas" width="800" height="600">"></canvas>
>
<script>
const canvas = document.getElementById('gameCanvas');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
let score = 0;
const gravity = 0.5;
const friction = 0.8;
// Game objects
const mario = {
x: 50,
y: 450,
width: 40,
height: 60,
speed: 5,
velX: 0,
velY: 0,
grounded: false,
jumping: false,
color: '#FF0000'
};
const platforms = [
{ x: 0, y: 550, width: 800, height: 50, color: '#8B4513' }, // Ground
{ x: 200, y: 450, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' }, // Platform 1
{ x: 400, y: 350, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' }, // Platform 2
{ x: 600, y: 250, width: 100, height: 20, color: '#8B4513' } // Platform 3
];
const enemies = [
{ x: 250, y: 430, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
{ x: 450, y: 330, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
{ x: 650, y: 230, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' }
];
const coins = [
{ x: 220, y: 430, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' },
{ x: 420, y: 330, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' },
{ x: 620, y: 230, width: 20, height: 20, collected: false, color: '#FFD700' }
];
const flag = { x: 700, y: 200, width: 30, height: 50, color: '#00FF00' };
// Input handling
const keys = {};
document.addEventListener('keydown', e => keys[e.key] = true);
document.addEventListener('keyup', e => keys[e.key] = false);
// Game loop
function gameLoop() {
// Clear canvas
ctx.fillStyle = '#87CEEB';
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
// Draw clouds
drawClouds();
// Update Mario
updateMario();
// Update enemies
updateEnemies();
// Check collisions
checkCollisions();
// Draw game elements
drawGameElements();
requestAnimationFrame(gameLoop);
}
function updateMario() {
// Movement
if (keys['ArrowLeft']) mario.velX = -mario.speed;
if (keys['ArrowRight']) mario.velX = mario.speed;
if (keys['ArrowUp'] && mario.grounded) {
mario.velY = -12;
mario.grounded = false;
}
// Physics
mario.velX *= friction;
mario.velY += gravity;
mario.x += mario.velX;
mario.y += mario.velY;
// Boundaries
if (mario.x < 0) mario.x = 0;
if (mario.x + mario.width > canvas.width) mario.x = canvas.width - mario.width;
// Reset if fallen off
if (mario.y > canvas.height) {
mario.x = 50;
mario.y = 450;
mario.velY = 0;
}
// Platform collision
mario.grounded = false;
platforms.forEach(p => {
if (mario.x + mario.width > p.x &&
mario.x < p.x + p.width &&
mario.y + mario.height >= p.y &&
mario.y + mario.height <= p.y + 10 &&
mario.velY > 0) {
mario.grounded = true;
mario.y = p.y - mario.height;
mario.velY = 0;
}
});
}
function updateEnemies() {
enemies.forEach((e, index) => {
e.x += e.velX;
// Platform collision
platforms.forEach(p => {
if (e.x + e.width > p.x &&
e.x < p.x + p.width &&
e.y + e.height >= p.y &&
e.y + e.height <= p.y + 5) {
if (e.x <= p.x || e.x + e.width >= p.x + p.width) {
e.velX *= -1;
}
}
});
});
}
function checkCollisions() {
// Enemy collision
enemies.forEach((e, index) => {
if (mario.x + mario.width > e.x &&
mario.x < e.x + e.width &&
mario.y + mario.height > e.y &&
mario.y < e.y + e.height) {
if (mario.velY > 0 && mario.y + mario.height < e.y + e.height) {
enemies.splice(index, 1);
mario.velY = -10;
score += 20;
} else {
mario.x = 50;
mario.y = 450;
mario.velY = 0;
}
}
});
// Coin collection
coins.forEach(c => {
if (!c.collected &&
mario.x + mario.width > c.x &&
mario.x < c.x + c.width &&
mario.y + mario.height > c.y &&
mario.y < c.y + c.height) {
c.collected = true;
score += 10;
}
});
// Flag collision (win condition)
if (mario.x + mario.width > flag.x &&
mario.x < flag.x + flag.width &&
mario.y + mario.height > flag.y &&
mario.y < flag.y + flag.height) {
alert('YOU WIN!\nSCORE: ' + score + '');
resetGame();
}
// Update score display
document.getElementById('score').textContent = 'SCORE: ' + score + '';
}
function drawGameElements() {
// Draw platforms
platforms.forEach(p => {
ctx.fillStyle = p.color;
ctx.fillRect(p.x, p.y, p.width, p.height);
});
// Draw coins
coins.forEach(c => {
if (!c.collected) {
ctx.fillStyle = c.color;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(c.x + 10, c.y + 10, 10, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
}
});
// Draw enemies
enemies.forEach(e => {
ctx.fillStyle = e.color;
ctx.fillRect(e.x, e.y, e.width, e.height);
// Draw eyes
ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
ctx.fillRect(e.x + 7, e.y + 8, 5, 5);
ctx.fillRect(e.x + 18, e.y + 8, 5, 5);
});
// Draw flag
ctx.fillStyle = flag.color;
ctx.fillRect(flag.x, flag.y, flag.width, flag.height);
// Flag pole
ctx.strokeStyle = '#654321';
ctx.lineWidth = 5;
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(flag.x, 250);
ctx.lineTo(flag.x, flag.y);
ctx.stroke();
// Draw Mario
ctx.fillStyle = mario.color;
ctx.fillRect(mario.x, mario.y, mario.width, mario.height);
// Mario eyes
ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
ctx.fillRect(mario.x + 10, mario.y + 15, 8, 8);
ctx.fillRect(mario.x + 22, mario.y + 15, 8, 8);
}
function drawClouds() {
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)';
// Cloud 1
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(100, 100, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.arc(130, 90, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.arc(160, 100, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
// Cloud 2
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(600, 150, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.arc(630, 140, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.arc(660, 150, 20, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
}
function resetGame() {
mario.x = 50;
mario.y = 450;
mario.velY = 0;
coins.forEach(c => c.collected = false);
score = 0;
enemies.push(
{ x: 250, y: 430, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
{ x: 450, y: 330, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' },
{ x: 650, y: 230, width: 30, height: 30, velX: 2, color: '#000000' }
);
}
// Start game
gameLoop();
</script>
>
</body>
</htmlhtml>Generate SVG art of a randomly chosen animal in a setting of its choosing.