Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs MiniMax M3
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or MiniMax M3?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and MiniMax M3 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/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 Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and MiniMax M3
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while MiniMax M3 is from minimax. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M3's 1049K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 13× 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 13x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
