Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking vs MiniMax M2.7
Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking unranked (Not scored); MiniMax M2.7 #36 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking and MiniMax M2.7 share 2 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking; 33 to MiniMax M2.7.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 2
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking only
- 0
- MiniMax M2.7 only
- 33
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking and MiniMax M2.7 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | Δ | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude Sonnet 4.5 ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | MiniMax M2.757.0 |
| Coding | Claude Sonnet 4.5 ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | MiniMax M2.753.3 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Sonnet 4.5 ThinkingNot available | MiniMax M2.7$0.3 input / $1.2 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Sonnet 4.5 ThinkingNot available | MiniMax M2.745 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Sonnet 4.5 ThinkingNot available | MiniMax M2.72.53 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking200K | MiniMax M2.7200K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 57% | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 84.8% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 46.3% | Not comparable |
| MLE-Bench LiteSource | — | 66.6% | Not comparable |
| MM-ClawBenchSource | — | 62.7% | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 48.7% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 25.6% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 10.6% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 32.9% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1158 | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 40.40% | Not comparable |
Coding11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe Code BenchSource | 22.62% | 27.04% | MiniMax M2.7 leads |
| SWE-bench Verified*Source | — | 75.4% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 56.2% | Not comparable |
| SWE-RebenchSource | — | 51.9% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 76.5% | Not comparable |
| Multi-SWE BenchSource | — | 52.7% | Not comparable |
| VIBE-ProSource | — | 55.6% | Not comparable |
| NL2RepoSource | — | 39.8% | Not comparable |
| React Native EvalsSource | — | 71.4% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 52.6% | Not comparable |
| AA-SciCodeSource | — | 47.0% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA-DSource | — | 87.0% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source | — | 80.8% | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | — | 38.1% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 87.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 28.1% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | 0.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 26.1% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 34.4% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME25 (Arcee)Source | — | 80.0% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1219 | 1275 | MiniMax M2.7 leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking | MiniMax M2.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 75.7% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking and MiniMax M2.7 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking and MiniMax M2.7 today?
MiniMax M2.7: $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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