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Claude Sonnet 5 vs MiniMax M3

At a glance

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92

MiniMax's multimodal foundation model for long-horizon agentic work.

524K ctx$0.30/$1.20 per M
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Benchmarks
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Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science90.5%Factual Recall25.0%
Math
Competition Math94.7%
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Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
524K
Context
128K
Max output
May 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input85%$0.30/M tokens
Output88%$1.20/M tokens
Cache read70%$0.06/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5 vs MiniMax M3▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiniMax M3?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5 and MiniMax M3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiniMax M3?

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MiniMax M3 has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. MiniMax M3: $0.30 input / $1.20 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiniMax M3?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1M tokens vs MiniMax M3 at 524K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5 and MiniMax M3 support vision?

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Yes, both Claude Sonnet 5 and MiniMax M3 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5 and MiniMax M3?

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Key differences: MiniMax M3 is significantly cheaper. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5 and MiniMax M3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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