MiniMax M2.7 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Rank, tier, score and price side by side, from our weekly rankings. Scores are editorial opinion based on public sources.
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MiniMax M2.7
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Claude Sonnet 4.6
- ProviderMiniMaxAnthropic
- Rank#47#40Higher rank
- TierAA
- Score79.281.3Higher score
- Price$0.30 / 1M tokensLower price tierClaude Pro $20/mo · API ~$3/$15 per 1M tokens
- TaglineMiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026).Anthropic's previous-generation Sonnet, since followed by Sonnet 5 and 5.5, balancing near-Opus quality with lower cost.
| Attribute | MiniMax M2.7 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Anthropic |
| Rank | #47 | #40Higher rank |
| Tier | A | A |
| Score | 79.2 | 81.3Higher score |
| Price | $0.30 / 1M tokensLower price tier | Claude Pro $20/mo · API ~$3/$15 per 1M tokens |
| Tagline | MiniMax's March 2026 open-weight agentic coding model, since succeeded by MiniMax M3 (June 2026). | Anthropic's previous-generation Sonnet, since followed by Sonnet 5 and 5.5, balancing near-Opus quality with lower cost. |