Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Minimax M 2.5 leads with 5.7% higher average benchmark score. Claude Opus 4.1 offers 27.9K more tokens in context window than Minimax M 2.5. Minimax M 2.5 is $88.50 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Opus 4.1 is available on 3 providers. Overall, Minimax M 2.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1, released by Anthropic in August 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4 family optimized for demanding reasoning, multi-step coding, and extended analysis tasks. It features a 200K token context window, 32K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking capabilities. Opus 4.1 targets complex problem-solving, multi-turn reasoning workflows, and applications requiring deep analysis with integrated tool use.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.5 is a large language model from MiniMax extensively trained with reinforcement learning across hundreds of thousands of complex real-world environments. It targets agentic tool use, coding automation, and office productivity tasks, with strong results on software engineering and web browsing benchmarks. M2.5 represents the next generation of MiniMax's M-series models optimized for production agentic workloads.
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Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
Minimax M 2.5
MiniMax
2026-02-13
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Claude Opus 4.1
Minimax M 2.5
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.1
Minimax M 2.5
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Claude Opus 4.1
Minimax M 2.5
Claude Opus 4.1
2025-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
Minimax M 2.5
Claude Opus 4.1
Minimax M 2.5
Claude Opus 4.1
Minimax M 2.5
MiniMax