Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet vs MiniMax M1
Compare Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet 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 3.7 Thinking Sonnet or MiniMax M1?
Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet costs $6/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 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and MiniMax M1
Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet is made by anthropic while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M1's 1000K. On pricing, Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet costs $6/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 20× input, 18× output
No community votes yet. On paper, MiniMax M1 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
MiniMax M1 is 18x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
