Data points: 90
Model compare
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and MiniMax M2.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 65.3 to 34.7.
Evidence depth
90 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and MiniMax M2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 65.3 pts | 34.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 2 categories | 1 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | Average speed, First-token latency |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 204.8K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | minimax/minimax-m2.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and MiniMax M2.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax M2.1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Reasoning) and operational dimensions (Average speed, First-token latency).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
53.4
Avg. score
MiniMax M2.1
54.9
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 3.8
MiniMax M2.1 leads by 3.2
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 4.8
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.6
winner2.00 s
Rank #55/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
27.56 s
Rank #102/139 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
2.00 s
Rank #99/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner1.01 s
Rank #59/139 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
44.7 tok/s
Rank #120/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner75.3 tok/s
Rank #82/139 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$10.00/M
Rank #148/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$0.525/M
Rank #42/163 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$25.00/M
Rank #148/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$1.20/M
Rank #44/163 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$5.00/M
Rank #147/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner$0.300/M
Rank #46/163 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
82.0%
Rank #47/125 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
MiniMax M2.1
winner87.5%
Rank #9/125 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
18.6%
Rank #61/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
winner22.2%
Rank #49/186 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.0%
Rank #52/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
83.0%
Rank #57/187 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7%
Rank #32/184 · confidence 4
MiniMax M2.1
40.7%
Rank #60/184 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | MiniMax M2.1 MiniMax-M2.1 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 2344ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency 60 tok/s / 4511ms input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 15402ms input / output No data | MiniMax M2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M2.1 minimax-m2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $10.00/M/$50.00/M | MiniMax M2.1 minimax-m2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingJSON modeReasoning |
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