Claude Haiku 4.5 vs MiniMax M3
Compare Claude Haiku 4.5 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 Haiku 4.5 or MiniMax M3?
Claude Haiku 4.5 and MiniMax M3 are both competitive models. Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1/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 Haiku 4.5 and MiniMax M3
Claude Haiku 4.5 is made by anthropic while MiniMax M3 is from minimax. Claude Haiku 4.5 has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M3's 1049K. On pricing, Claude Haiku 4.5 costs $1/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M3.
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 4.2x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Cost per 1M tokens
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 4.2× output
Style Comparison
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 7.0x more transitions
