Claude Opus 4.8 vs MiniMax M2.7
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude Opus 4.8 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 numbersClaude Opus 4.8 wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price.
Price
MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench
Claude Opus 4.8
Intelligence
Claude Opus 4.8
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersClaude Opus 4.8 wins
- Supports vision
- Has web search
MiniMax M2.7 wins
- Cheaper input ($5.00 vs $0.25 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($25.00 vs $0.55 /1M)
- Higher max output (128K vs 1M)
- More serving providers (8 vs 9)
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.25 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
MiniMax M2.7
9 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Claude Opus 4.8 | MiniMax M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $5.00via Anthropic | $0.25via DeepInfra best |
| Output $/1M | $25.00via Anthropic | $0.55via Pinstripes best |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 1M best |
| Serving providers | 8 | 9 best |
| Date | Released May 28, 2026 | Released Mar 18, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Claude Opus 4.8 | MiniMax M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 41.8 best | 22.8 |
| Terminal-Bench | 85% best | 55% |
| GPQA Diamond | 92% best | 87% |
| Output speed | 62 t/s | 64 t/s best |
| Latency (TTFT) | 56.16s | 1.46s best |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude Opus 4.8
via Azure
$50
MiniMax M2.7
via DeepInfra
$2.25
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Claude Opus 4.8 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | — |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | ✓ | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($5.00 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($25.00 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens) from Pinstripes.
What is the context window difference between Claude Opus 4.8 and MiniMax M2.7?
Both Claude Opus 4.8 and MiniMax M2.7 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do Claude Opus 4.8 and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude Opus 4.8 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Claude Opus 4.8 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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