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  5. Claude Opus 5.5vsMiniMax M2
Updated Sep 2026

Claude Opus 5.5vsMiniMax M2

MiniMax M2 is cheaper than Claude Opus 5.5 at $0/M vs $4/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M2 compared across 2 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 5.5MiniMax M2
Input price$4/M tokensFree
Output price$20/M tokensFree
Context window1.0M tokens205K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Oct 2025
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Opus 5.5
MiniMax M2
MiniMax M2Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 5.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Slight edge
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 5.5
Input
$4.00
Output
$20.00
MiniMax M2
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude Opus 5.54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·99.8% upAzure AI Foundry$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% upAnthropic$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% up
MiniMax M2

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Claude Opus 5.5 is developed by Anthropic while MiniMax M2 is developed by MiniMax. Claude Opus 5.5 has a 1.0M token context window vs MiniMax M2's 205K. You can compare their actual outputs across 2 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M2 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 2 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4/M input tokens and MiniMax M2 costs $0/M input tokens. MiniMax M2 is $4.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 5.5 and MiniMax M2 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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