Claude Opus 4.1 vs MiniMax M1
Compare Claude Opus 4.1 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 Opus 4.1 or MiniMax M1?
Claude Opus 4.1 and MiniMax M1 are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/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 Opus 4.1 and MiniMax M1
Claude Opus 4.1 is made by anthropic while MiniMax M1 is from minimax. Claude Opus 4.1 has a 200K token context window compared to MiniMax M1's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.3/M for MiniMax M1.
Per 1M tokens
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 50× input, 45× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M1 is 45x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 5.0x more sentence length
