Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs MiniMax M2.7
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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Claude Sonnet 4.6
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MiniMax M2.7
- ProviderAnthropicMiniMax
- Rank#40Higher rank#47
- TierAA
- Score81.3Higher score79.2
- PriceClaude Pro $20/mo · API ~$3/$15 per 1M tokens$0.30 / 1M tokensLower price tier
- TaglineAnthropic's previous-generation Sonnet, since followed by Sonnet 5 and 5.5, balancing near-Opus quality with lower cost.MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026).
| Attribute | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | MiniMax |
| Rank | #40Higher rank | #47 |
| Tier | A | A |
| Score | 81.3Higher score | 79.2 |
| Price | Claude Pro $20/mo · API ~$3/$15 per 1M tokens | $0.30 / 1M tokensLower price tier |
| Tagline | Anthropic's previous-generation Sonnet, since followed by Sonnet 5 and 5.5, balancing near-Opus quality with lower cost. | MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026). |