Claude Fable 5 vs MiniMax M2.7

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude Fable 5 and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Claude Fable 5 wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price.

Price
MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench
Claude Fable 5
Intelligence
Claude Fable 5
Context window
Tied

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Claude Fable 5 wins

  • Supports vision
  • Has web search

MiniMax M2.7 wins

  • Cheaper input ($10.00 vs $0.25 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($50.00 vs $0.55 /1M)
  • Higher max output (128K vs 1M)
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.25 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
Tied

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
Claude Fable 5MiniMax M2.7
Input $/1M$10.00via Anthropic $0.25via DeepInfra best
Output $/1M$50.00via Anthropic $0.55via Pinstripes best
Context window1M 1M
Max output128K 1M best
Serving providers9 9
DateReleased Jun 9, 2026 Released Mar 18, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
Claude Fable 5MiniMax M2.7
Intelligence49.6 best22.8
Terminal-Bench85% best55%
GPQA Diamond93% best87%
Output speed66 t/s best64 t/s
Latency (TTFT)129.27s 1.46s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude Fable 5
via Azure
$100
MiniMax M2.7
via DeepInfra
$2.25

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureClaude Fable 5MiniMax M2.7
Vision✓—
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search✓—

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5 or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($10.00 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($50.00 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens) from Pinstripes.
What is the context window difference between Claude Fable 5 and MiniMax M2.7?
Both Claude Fable 5 and MiniMax M2.7 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do Claude Fable 5 and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude Fable 5 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Claude Fable 5 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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