Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs MiniMax M1
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or MiniMax M1?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/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 Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and MiniMax M1
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M1's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 9.1× output
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.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
