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Claude Opus 4.8 vs MiniMax M3

Claude Opus 4.8 leads in 2 of 8 categories

Arena ELO

Tie

Cheaper

Claude Opus 4.8

Faster

Tie

Detailed Comparison

CategoryClaude Opus 4.8MiniMax M3
ProviderAnthropic MiniMax
Context Window200K 1M WIN
Input Price ($/1M)$15 WINN/A
Output Price ($/1M)$75 WINN/A
Arena ELON/A N/A
CodingN/A N/A
ReasoningN/A N/A
Speed (tokens/sec)N/A N/A
Open SourceNo Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has a larger context window?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports 200K context, while MiniMax M3 supports 1M.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 or MiniMax M3 open source?

Claude Opus 4.8 is proprietary. MiniMax M3 is open source.

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