Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2.1

Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2.1. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.60
Total cost
$11161
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.1Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)MiniMax-M2.1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.620.9−57.9% MiniMax-M2.1 is 57.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$11,160.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)85.62s44.89s−47.6% MiniMax-M2.1 is 47.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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