Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.5
Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude Sonnet 4.5 #96 (Estimated); MiniMax M2.5 #55 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 12 results are unique to Claude Sonnet 4.5; 1 to MiniMax M2.5.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 0
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 only
- 12
- MiniMax M2.5 only
- 1
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 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.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is priced at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M2.5. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for MiniMax M2.5.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Sonnet 4.5$3 input / $15 output | MiniMax M2.5$0.3 input / $1.2 output | MiniMax M2.5 has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Sonnet 4.5Not available | MiniMax M2.546 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Sonnet 4.5Not available | MiniMax M2.52.12 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Sonnet 4.5200K | MiniMax M2.5128K | Claude Sonnet 4.5 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic5 benchmarks
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2Source | 13.6% | — | Not comparable |
Knowledge1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 83.4% | — | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | MiniMax M2.5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1219 | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 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 and MiniMax M2.5 today?
Claude Sonnet 4.5: $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens MiniMax M2.5: $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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