Price Per TokenPrice Per Token
Anthropic
Anthropic
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Minimax
Minimax

Claude 3 Haiku vs MiniMax M2.5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3 Haiku wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls

MiniMax M2.5 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Claude 3 Haiku
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.5
Context Window
MiniMax M2.5
Speed
Claude 3 Haiku

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricClaude 3 HaikuMiniMax M2.5Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.25$0.30 Claude 3 Haiku
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.25$1.20 MiniMax M2.5
Cache Read (per 1M)$30000.00$30000.00Tie
Cache Write (per 1M)$300000.00N/A Claude 3 Haiku
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Claude 3 Haiku is 5% cheaper overall.

Claude 3 Haiku Providers

Vercel $0.25 (Cheapest)
Amazon Bedrock $0.25 (Cheapest)
Google $0.25 (Cheapest)
Anthropic $0.25 (Cheapest)

MiniMax M2.5 Providers

Minimax $0.30 (Cheapest)
Novita $0.30 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Claude 3 Haiku Wins
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MiniMax M2.5 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkClaude 3 HaikuMiniMax M2.5Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
9.342.0
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-37.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-84.8-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
15.4--
Aider
Real-world code editing
47.4--
AIME
Competition math
1.0--
MiniMax M2.5 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Claude 3 Haiku
200,000
tokens
Max output: 4,096 tokens
MiniMax M2.5
204,800
tokens
Max output: 131,072 tokens
MiniMax M2.5 has a 2% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricClaude 3 HaikuMiniMax M2.5Winner
Tokens/second111.9 tok/s71.0 tok/s
Time to First Token0.41s1.67s
Claude 3 Haiku responds 58% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaude 3 HaikuMiniMax M2.5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyClaude 3 HaikuMiniMax M2.5
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAnthropicMinimax
ReleasedMar 2024Feb 2026

Claude 3 Haiku Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

MiniMax M2.5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Claude 3 Haiku has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. MiniMax M2.5 has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Claude 3 Haiku's score of N/A.
Claude 3 Haiku has a 200,000 token context window, while MiniMax M2.5 has a 204,800 token context window.
Claude 3 Haiku supports vision. MiniMax M2.5 does not support vision.