Models
Claude vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Claude (Anthropic) and MiniMax M3.1 Flash (MiniMax) are two tools in the “Models” category of the OrigoTech directory. This page puts the information from their tool pages side by side: 11 criteria are filled in for both tools. No editorial opinion: every value comes from the tool page, which cites its sources.
Tool page data · Verified
Comparison table
| Criterion | Claude | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Pricing details | Free access on claude.ai; API billed per token, e.g. Sonnet 5.5 at $2/$10 per million input/output tokens (source: anthropic.com/pricing). | $0.15/$0.60 per million input/output tokens, $0.015 cached input (source: https://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f). |
| License | — | Proprietary for now: weights not published, MiniMax says they "will be released later" (source: minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f, Oct 19, 2026; no M3.1 Flash repository on huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI or github.com/MiniMax-AI as of Oct 21, 2026) |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Platforms | API, Web, Desktop, Mobile | API |
| MCP support | Yes | — |
| Context window | 1 million tokens (current models) | 1 million tokens |
| Context (tokens) | 1,000,000 Source | 1,000,000 Source |
| Reference model | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Input price ($/M tokens) | $2 Source | $0.15 Source |
| Output price ($/M tokens) | $10 Source | $0.6 Source |
| Coding score | — | 73.7% (DeepSWE v1.1) Source |
| Release | ||
| Model comparator rows | Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5 · Model comparison | — |
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What they have in common
- Neither publishes its weights.
- Shared platforms: API.
- Same stated context window: 1,000,000 tokens.
Differences
- Claude is published by Anthropic, MiniMax M3.1 Flash by MiniMax.
- Pricing model: freemium for Claude, paid for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
- Platforms only Claude offers: Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- API input price: $2 for Claude, $0.15 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash per million tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash is the cheaper one.
- API output price: $10 for Claude, $0.6 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash per million tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash is the cheaper one.
- Prices and scores refer to specific models: Claude Sonnet 5.5 for Claude, MiniMax M3.1 Flash for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
- Release date: September 28, 2026 for Claude, October 19, 2026 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
Sources
- Menlo Ventures: 2025 State of Generative AI in the Enterprise
- Anthropic: Claude pricing
- Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 announcement (Sep 28, 2026)
- Anthropic: models overview (context)
- MiniMax: M3.1 Flash announcement
- MiniMax: model documentation (context)
Tool pages and related pages
- Claude tool page
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash tool page
- Claude alternatives
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash alternatives
- Model comparison