Data points: 53
The readout for Claude Haiku 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 Lightning, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 1.
Evidence depth
53 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Haiku 4.5
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Haiku 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.5 Lightningclaude-haiku-4-5-vs-minimax-m2-5-lightning | Model A Claude Haiku 4.5 | Model B MiniMax M2.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Haiku 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Haiku 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | Claude Haiku 4.5 speed / latency 141 tok/s / 1922ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Haiku 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 Lightning: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Haiku 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning MiniMax M2.5 Lightning is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price. |
TL;DR: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads across 53 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Cheapest input price |
| Model metadata | Claude Haiku 4.5 exposes 200K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | No data |
| Context window | 200K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 64K tokens | No data |
| Released | Oct 2025 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
MiniMax M2.5 Lightning
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
KFCV500 tests | Claude Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.137/M / $0.685/M | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning minimax-m2.5-lightning speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M |
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Newagiai0 tests | Claude Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.137/M / $0.685/M | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning MiniMax-M2.5-lightning speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.288/M / $1.15/M |
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OfoxAI0 tests | Claude Haiku 4.5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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OptAI0 tests | Claude Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.00/M / $5.00/M | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning MiniMax-M2.5-lightning speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0001/M |
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Claude Haiku 4.5 claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 speed / latency No data input / output $0.137/M / $0.685/M | MiniMax M2.5 Lightning MiniMax-M2.5-lightning speed / latency No data input / output $0.288/M / $1.15/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
