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Claude Opus 5 vs MiniMax M3 (medium)

Claude Opus 5 leads on average score with 7.5 vs 7.5. MiniMax M3 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.300 vs $1.550. Claude Opus 5 is faster at 7.65s vs 75.15s, with pass rates of 57.6% vs 62.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-07

Compared models

Rank
#97
Total Output Tokens
24,866
Response Time (avg)
7.65s
Total Cost
$1.550
Rank
#100
Total Output Tokens
275,782
Response Time (avg)
75.15s
Total Cost
$0.300
Recommended model Claude Opus 5

It has the best score here (7.5), while responding about 9.8x faster than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 none Release: 2026-07-25 MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01
Score 7.5 7.5
Rank #97 #100
Reliability 10.0 9.7
Consistency 9.6 8.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 57.6% 62.1%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 12.912 2.724
Total Cost $1.550 $0.300
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 185,547 121,996
Output Tokens 24,866 90,051
Reasoning Tokens 0 185,731
Response Time (avg) 7.65s 75.15s
Response Time (max) 47.72s 431.03s
Response Time (total) 168.35s 1578.24s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 428B total (23B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#97 Claude Opus 5

none
Cost
$0.271
Time
149.3s
Tokens
10,962 tok

#100 MiniMax M3

medium
Cost
$0.012
Time
154.4s
Tokens
10,018 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5 5.9 9.7 33.3% 0 5.54s 10,590 2,886 0
MiniMax M3 6.1 6.5 55.6% 1 144.74s 5,804 6,223 32,667

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