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MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-06-01.
| MiniMax: MiniMax M3 | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | minimax | ~anthropic |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $0.30/M | $3.00/M |
| Output Price | $1.20/M | $15.00/M |
| Context Window | 1,048,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 512,000 | 128,000 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
Who wins by task?
| Task | MiniMax: MiniMax M3 | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 133 | 132 |
| Code Completion | 131 | 116 |
| Code Documentation | 131 | 128 |
| Regex Writing | 119 | 116 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 133 | 132 |
| JSON Extraction | 131 | 120 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 129 | 116 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 137 | 136 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 123 | 112 |
| Blog Post Writing | 121 | 120 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →
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