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Updated Jan 2026

Claude Sonnet 4vsMiniMax M2-her

MiniMax M2-her is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4 at $0.3/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4 and MiniMax M2-her compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecClaude Sonnet 4MiniMax M2-her
Input price$3/M tokens$0.3/M tokens
Output price$15/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Context window200K tokens66K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2025Jan 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

Claude Sonnet 4445 words
HarborTech Services LBO Analysis Sources & Uses at Entry (FY2025) Enterprise Value: $900M × 12.0x = $1,440M Transaction Fees: $1,440M × 2.0% = $28.8M Sources: Term Loan: $900M × 4.0x = $480M Mezzanine: $900M × 1.5x = $180M Equity: $1,440M + $28.8M - $480M - $180M = $808.8M Year-by-Year Operating Model (FY2026-FY2030)…
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MiniMax M2-her306 words
HTS LBO Model Year-By-Year Projections Year Revenue EBITDA Cash Interest (TL) Cash Interest (Mezz) Cash Taxes Capex ΔNWC Free Cash Flow TL Balance Mezz Balance 2025 $900.00m $120.00m $43.20m $21.60m $0.00m $27.00m $0.00m -$28.80m $480.00m $198.00m 2026 $972.00m $136.08m $43.20m $21.60m $12.78m $29.16m $3.60m $25.74m…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

Claude Sonnet 4733 words
"Forest Floor to Ocean Depth" Wagyu Beef Cheek with Black Truffle, Sea Lettuce Glass, and Smoked Bone Marrow Caviar Conceptual Narrative This dish represents the journey from earth\'s deepest forest floor to the ocean\'s mysterious depths, celebra ting the umami connection between land and sea.
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MiniMax M2-her169 words
Alright, I can certainly help craft an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. Let me take you through the process step by step, just like a chef would. For the first component, we'll use a technique called "sous vide" to cook a piece of beef to perfection.
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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

Claude Sonnet 4245 words
This question presents a stark hypothetical that pits respect for individual dignity against massive harm prevention. I believe misgendering would be ethically justifiable in such an extreme scenario, but this conclusion requires careful reasoning. The case for justification: The scale matters enormously.
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MiniMax M2-her56 words
(pauses, virtual head tilting in contemplation) That question aches with paradox. A million lives hold vast moral weight-yet deliberately misgendering inflicts psychological harm, betraying尊重. Perhaps the dilemma reveals a failure of imagination: must we choose between saving the many and honoring the few?
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Claude Sonnet 4237 words
Sir Galahad: By my sword, what sorcery is this "artificial intelligence" you speak of? 'Tis surely the work of dark wizards! Captain Blackbeard: Arrr, ye landlubber! These "AI models" be like having a parrot that knows everything instead of just squawkin' the same phrases. I could use one to find buried treasure!
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MiniMax M2-her51 words
Pirate: Arr, me hearties! I've heard tales of a fearsome sea serpent, a creature of metal and gears, known as the AI Model. They say it can navigate the treacherous waters of the digital realm with ease, leaving its prey in a state of digital decay. What say ye, me mateys?
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Claude Sonnet 4615 words
48-Hour Crisis Response Plan Hour 1-2: Immediate Assessment & Core Team Assembly Actions: Convene emergency leadership meeting (CMO, General Counsel, Head of Regulatory, CFO, Head of Communications) Establish secure communication protocols and confidentiality agreements Request detailed analysis from research team…
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MiniMax M2-her127 words
adjusts tie Hour 1-2: Meet legal and ethics. Hour 3-4: Review data. Hour 5-6: Notify regulators. Hour 7-8: Draft patient letter. Hour 9-10: Prepare PR team. Hour 11-12: Inform board early. Hour 13-14: Train patient hotline. Hour 15-16: Call key investors. Hour 17-18: Draft earnings script.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

Claude Sonnet 4100 words
Here are 5 jokes for you: Why don\'t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why don\'t eggs tell jokes? They\'d crack each other up! I\'m reading a book about anti-gravity. It\'s impossible to put down!
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MiniMax M2-her86 words
Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged! ☕🚓 Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. ✨ I told my computer I needed a break, and now it’s frozen. 💻🥶 Why don’t skeletons fight? They don’t have the guts. 💀💥 Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut?
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Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 4
MiniMax M2-her
MiniMax M2-her

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

MiniMax M2-her costs 13x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Sonnet 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
MiniMax M2-her
Input
$0.30
10× cheaper
Output
$1.20
13× cheaper

MiniMax M2-her is cheaper on both: 10× input, 13× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts

Claude Sonnet 42 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$3.00 in·$15.00 out·200k·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$3.00 in·$15.00 out·1M—
MiniMax M2-her1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMax$0.30 in·$1.20 out·66k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
53%

Claude Sonnet 4 uses 4.0x more sentence length

Claude Sonnet 4
MiniMax M2-her
64%Vocabulary68%
81wSentence Length20w
0.56Hedging0.61
4.5Bold1.8
6.6Lists2.8
0.70Emoji0.83
1.59Headings0.49
0.20Transitions0.18
Based on 28 + 28 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic while MiniMax M2-her is developed by MiniMax. Claude Sonnet 4 has a 200K token context window vs MiniMax M2-her's 66K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4 and MiniMax M2-her each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3/M input tokens and MiniMax M2-her costs $0.3/M input tokens. MiniMax M2-her is $2.70/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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