Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs MiniMax-M2

Claude Opus 5 (Max) 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
50.80
Total cost
$7275
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 (Max)MiniMax-M2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)50.818.6−63.4% MiniMax-M2 is 63.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,274.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)49.99s25.93s−48.1% MiniMax-M2 is 48.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.30 / $1.20
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