Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2.5

Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2.5. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
51.20
Total cost
$1627
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2.5Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.80
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 Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback)MiniMax-M2.5Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.222.8−55.5% MiniMax-M2.5 is 55.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,626.81Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)21.83s43.14s+97.6% MiniMax-M2.5 is 97.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.30 / $1.20
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