Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs MiniMax-M2. 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 (Max, Default Fallback)On the frontier
Intelligence
57.60
Total cost
$8708
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
18.60
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 (Max, Default Fallback)MiniMax-M2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.618.6−67.7% MiniMax-M2 is 67.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)643.67s26.29s−95.9% MiniMax-M2 is 95.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.30 / $1.20
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