Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4.5 offers 63.3K more tokens in context window than MiniMax M2.1. MiniMax M2.1 is $28.70 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Opus 4.5 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5, released by Anthropic in November 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4.5 family built for demanding reasoning tasks, advanced code generation, and complex agentic workflows. It features a 200K token context window, 64K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking with configurable effort levels. Opus 4.5 targets deep analytical work, multi-step tool orchestration, and applications requiring sustained reasoning across long, complex tasks.
MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1, released by MiniMax on December 23, 2025, is a large language model with approximately 230 billion parameters featuring strong multi-language programming capabilities and an industry-leading multilingual coding profile. It features a 196K token context window and is optimized for complex real-world software engineering tasks across Rust, Java, Golang, C++, TypeScript, and other languages. M2.1 targets agentic coding workflows and applications requiring production-grade programming across diverse language environments.
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Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic
2025-11-01
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax
2025-12-23
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Claude Opus 4.5
MiniMax M2.1
Context window and performance specifications
Claude Opus 4.5
2025-05
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
MiniMax M2.1
Claude Opus 4.5
MiniMax M2.1
Claude Opus 4.5
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax