# Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-7-adaptive-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher overall point estimate 68.94 to 67.05. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 57.4 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 80.6 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OSWorld 2.0 in Agentic, with scores of 18.2% and 61.7%.
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 68.94 | 67.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 59.8 (Supported · #29/130)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 79.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 77.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 73.1% | 82.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 18.2% | 61.7% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| JobBench | 45.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 62.2% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 55.7 (Estimated · #32/151)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 61.2% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 128K-256K | 59.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 75.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 53.7 (#47/55)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 43.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 91% | 82.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 66.5 (Estimated · #30/186)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 94.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 94.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 54.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 46.9% | 43.4% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 43.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 57.4 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 80.6 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) cover on BenchLM?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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