MiniMax M3 is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $0.3/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4 | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $1.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Jun 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
MiniMax M3 costs 63x less per token.
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both: 50× input, 63× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 4 uses 9.0x more transitions